Iranian killed at memorial for slain protesters: rights group
Paris, France (AFP):
Iran’s security forces fired on a crowd in the Kurdish-populated west on Saturday, killing a 22-year-old, a rights group said, more than 100 days after the death of Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini sparked nationwide protests.
The Islamic republic has been rocked by demonstrations since Amini died in custody on September 16 following her arrest for an alleged breach of the country’s strict dress code for women.
Norway-based human rights group Hengaw said the man was killed in a cemetery in the city of Javanroud as residents marked the end of a 40-day mourning period for slain protesters.
Security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas, killing Borhan Eliasi and wounding eight others, Hengaw said, in a report that could not be independently verified.
Two of those wounded were said to be in critical condition.
Activists have used social media to call for gatherings in Tehran and other cities to protest the worsening economic situation.
The sanctions-hit country replaced its central bank chief on Thursday, state media said, after the rial shed nearly a third of its value on the parallel market in the past two months.
US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported small gatherings in the capital and the central cities of Isfahan and Najafabad, sharing videos of protesters chanting anti-regime slogans. AFP was unable to immediately verify the footage.
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