Death toll in Iran protests rises to 92: Rights group
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – The death toll in the protests in Iran over the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody has surged to 92, according to a Norway-based human rights group.
In a statement, Iran Human Rights (IHR), a non-profit NGO founded by Iranian expats, said 41 protesters were killed in the southeastern city of Zahedan on Friday following fierce clashes between angry protesters and police.
“The international community has a duty to investigate this crime and prevent further crimes from being committed by the Islamic Republic,” the statement quoted IHR director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam as saying.
Iranian authorities have not yet released the exact figure of casualties from violent protests that first broke out in Mahsa Amini’s hometown in western Iran last month and then spread to other cities, including the capital Tehran.
Amini was detained by the country’s morality police for violating rules on the dress code.
According to police, she fainted in a police station and was later pronounced dead at a hospital. Her family disputes that version, claiming she was beaten in police custody.
Her death has sparked massive outrage and drawn condemnation from many Western governments, as well as the United Nations, which termed the incident “tragic” and demanded impartial investigations into it.
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