The number of protesters killed in Iran rises
In the report posted on the IHR website, it was stated that 35 of the protesters who lost their lives were women and 64 of them were under 18 years of age.
In the report, which includes data from 25 of the country’s 31 provinces, it is stated that the highest number of victims occurred in the province of Sistan-Baluchistan, where the Sunnis are concentrated.
In the report, 131 in Sistan-Baluchistan, 56 in Tehran, 54 in West Azerbaijan, 53 in Kurdistan, 39 in Mazandaran, 25 in Gilan, 24 in Kermanshah and Elborz, 14 in Isfahan, Khuzestan and Fars, 12 in Razavi Khorasan, 4 in East Azerbaijan, three each in Zanjan, Loristan, Merkezi and Kazvin, two each in Hamadan, Kohgiluye-Buyer Ahmed, İylam, Ardabil, Bushehr and Hormuzgan, and two each in Simnan and Gulistan One protester was reported dead.
On the other hand, the report indicated that at least 109 of those detained during the demonstrations were sent to justice with the death penalty.
SHOWS IN IRAN
The death on September 16 of 22-year-old Mahsa Emini, who fell ill and was taken to hospital after being detained by Irshad patrols, known as the “morality police” in Tehran on September 13, sparked anti-government protests. from the country.
In its report published on December 27, IHR noted that 476 protesters were killed as a result of the intervention of security forces in street demonstrations that began after Emini’s death.
The commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Army Air Forces, Brigadier General Emir Ali Hajizadeh, in his speech on November 29, said that more than 300 people, including security forces, lost their lives in the protests. that have been going on for about two and a half months in the country. Iran’s Security Council announced on December 3 that the total death toll had passed 200.
According to the news reflected in the Iranian media, more than 60 security guards lost their lives during the demonstrations.
4 PEOPLE EXECUTED
Following the demonstrations, 4 people, who have so far been sentenced to death, were executed on charges such as “mischief in the world” and “waging war against the state”. (AA)
Source: Sozcu
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