TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian police fired tear gasoline to disperse a protest within the western, primarily Kurdish metropolis of Sanandaj, the place tons of rallied to decry the loss of life of a younger girl whereas in police custody in Tehran final week, studies mentioned.
The case of the 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was detained final Tuesday after Iran’s so-called “morality police” discovered fault along with her scarf, or hijab, has set off a public outcry within the nation, primarily on social media. Police mentioned she died of a coronary heart assault and have denied any allegations of torture or abuse.
The semiofficial Fars information company reported late Sunday that police additionally arrested a number of individuals from about 500 protesters who had gathered on Sunday at Azadi Sq. in Sanandaj, the capital of Iran’s Kurdistan province.
Fars mentioned the protesters smashed automotive home windows and set hearth to road rubbish cans. The company’s web site carried a quick video exhibiting scores of women and men protesting, claiming the police’s clarification about Amini’s loss of life was “not cheap.”
Amini, who was Kurdish, was buried on Saturday in her dwelling metropolis of Saqez, additionally in western Iran. Protests erupted there after her funeral and police additionally then fired tear gasoline to disperse the demonstrators.
After Amini’s loss of life, police final week additionally launched closed circuit footage from the police station, which they are saying exhibits the second Amini collapsed. A relative has mentioned she had no historical past of coronary heart illness.
Iran’s judiciary has launched an investigation into the case.
The scarf has been obligatory for girls in Iran since after the 1979 Islamic Revolution and members of the morality police implement the strict gown code. The drive has been criticized in recent times over its therapy of individuals, particularly younger ladies.
Since 2017, after dozens of girls publicly took off their headscarves in a wave of protests, authorities have adopted more durable measures.