So far, violence around the demonstrations has killed at least 38 people while more than 2200 others have been detained, said the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency
Security forces using tear gas to disperse demonstrators. Pic/PTI
Protests in Iran sparked by economic woes have now gone nationwide in the Islamic Republic, activists said on Thursday, signalling both their staying power and intensity as they challenge the country’s theocracy.
Wednesday saw the most intense day of demonstrations, reaching rural towns and major cities in every province, though still localised enough for daily life to continue in Tehran, Iran’s capital, and elsewhere. So far, violence around the demonstrations has killed at least 38 people while more than 2200 others have been detained, said the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.
The growth of the protests increases the pressure on Iran’s civilian government and its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. So far, authorities haven’t shut down the internet or fully flooded the streets with security forces like they did to put down the 2022 Mahsa Amini demonstrations. But any intensification may seem to act.
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