For months, protests against the mullah regime have been raging in Iran, some of which have been brutally suppressed. More than 500 demonstrators have died so far, reports the Human Rights Activists News Agency. More than 100 people are also threatened with a death sentence.
According to human rights activists, at least 527 people have been killed in protests in Iran since the system-critical rallies began more than four months ago. Among them were 71 minors, according to a report by the US-based organization Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA). In addition, 70 members of the police and other security agencies were killed.
The organization put the number of arrests at almost 20,000. Around 170 minors were also arrested. More than 100 people arrested face a death sentence. Several demonstrators have already been executed.
The protests in the Islamic Republic began in mid-September. The trigger was the death of the 22-year-old Iranian Kurd Jina Mahsa Amini. The vice squad arrested her for allegedly not complying with the mandatory rules for wearing a headscarf. The woman died in police custody on September 16. Since then there have been demonstrations against the government’s repressive course and the Islamic system of rule.
According to the report, there were protests in more than 160 cities beyond the capital Tehran. The Iranian government or the authorities have not yet provided any information on the total number of deaths and arrests. According to the latest statistics, Iran has around 88 million inhabitants.
