As nationwide protests continue in Iran following the death in police custody of a 22-year-old woman in September, videos have surfaced exposing the brutality of the crackdown on protesters.
In a video, obtained by Reuters on Tuesday, people in a subway station can be seen chanting “I am a free woman,” while stomping their feet in unison and clapping their hands.
Iranian police arrive to disperse a protest marking 40 days since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, whose tragedy sparked Iran’s biggest anti-government movement in more than a decade in Tehran, Wednesday, October 26, 2022.
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In another video, released Wednesday, screams and loud explosions can be heard in the background, forcing people to run for their lives and fall over each other as a train leaves a platform at a Tehran metro station.
Another video shows police firing what appears to be a paintball gun at protesters as the crowd chants: “Leave them alone!”
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Another video shows a chaotic scene at a subway station where people can be seen running up and down the stairs as police drag a person across the floor.
Protests have rocked the country since the death of Mahsa Amini, who was detained in September by the morality police for failing to properly wear the Islamic headscarf.
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Thousands of people have been arrested for participating in peaceful demonstrations and at least one person has been sentenced to death. The UN Human Rights Office has called on Iran’s government to release the detainees, criticizing its “increasing harshness” as Western countries seek to increase scrutiny of Tehran’s crackdown on protesters.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
