The Norway-based human rights group Hengaw said on Saturday (January 31) that a 22-year-old man was killed when Iranian security forces fired on a crowd in the Kurdish-populated western region of the country. The death came more than 100 days after the untimely death in custody of Mahsa Amini.
Mahsa Amini, 22, was detained by Iran’s moral police for “inappropriate clothing”. Her death in her custody on September 16 sparked nationwide protests that continue even now. The protests have turned deadly on several occasions.
The latest death reportedly took place at a cemetery in the town of Javanroud as residents marked the end of a 40-day mourning period for the slain protesters.
Security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas, killing Borhan Eliasi. Eight others were injured. AFP said the report could not be independently verified.
Two of the injured were said to be in critical condition.
Activists have used social media to call rallies in Tehran and other cities to protest the worsening economic situation.
The sanctions-hit country replaced the head of its central bank on Thursday, state media said, after the rial lost nearly a third of its value on the parallel market in the past two months.
The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported on small gatherings in the capital and the central cities of Isfahan and Najafabad, sharing videos of protesters chanting anti-regime slogans. AFP could not immediately verify the images.
(With agency contributions)
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