Iran hunting down, shooting anti-hijab protestors openly on roads as agitation intensifies

New Delhi: Iranian security forces have ruthlessly used excessive and lethal force to suppress widespread anti-government protests across the country, which began when Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian, was pronounced dead on 16 September after being detained for allegedly violating rules requiring women to wear hijab headscarves and modest clothing, sparking Iran’s worst wave of popular unrest in nearly three years.

Clashes between protesters and security forces have rocked cities across the country for several days. Earlier, students clashed with security forces in Tehran as a result of the unrest sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini.

Police shot a woman with live ammunition in eastern Mashhad. A motionless woman can be seen in the video lying on the ground and another woman can be heard screaming.

İşte İran halkı böyle ölümü göze alarak sokaklarda gösteri yapıyor.

Bu gencecik kız maalesef bugün Meşhed şehrinde molla rejimi tarafından böyle vuruldu.

Videoyu bana gönderenler kızın halen hayatta olduğu malum değil dedi.#MahsaAmini pic.twitter.com/AEsnACCAV6

— Masih Alinejad