Outbreak in Iran : Police fire on houses, 15 dead in one day,
internet shut down in Kurdish areas
Women in Iran have been protesting hijab and religious law
for 9 days. The public and the police have come to blows and in Kurdistan, the
police fired indiscriminately at people's homes, killing 15 people and injuring
750. Iran is on fire. The hijab movement started on September 16 after the
death of 22-year-old Mehsa Amini. Mehsa was taken into custody for not covering
his head properly.
The government is also making all efforts to meet the
demonstration. Women are the target. Women activists who are the face of
protest are being detained. Where they are, no one knows. More than 50 people
have died in the firing so far. In Kurdistan, 15 people were killed and around
750 injured in a single day.
Confirmation of killing of 4 women
Human rights activists have confirmed the deaths of 4 women.
Their names are Hadith Najafi, Ghazala Chelawi, Hanana Kia and Mahsha Mogoi.
All have been shot. Some videos have also surfaced, in which Iranian soldiers
are attacking houses. The outside world is not getting information about the
police action due to internet shutdown.
Bare-headed women were seen in Tehran Square
Women have come out in the main square of the capital Tehran.
Men are also together. Its impact has been seen in all 31 provinces of the
country. Women have taken off their hijabs and cut their hair to challenge
Iranian authority.
Azin Shekhi, associated with Hengaw, a human rights
organization that works for Kurdish rights, says women are leading the
demonstrations. They are raising anti-government slogans. A feminist said that
this is a question of women's lives and freedom. We know that our lives are in
danger, yet we are protesting, because we can no longer tolerate this atrocity.
Protests in support of hijab, death threats to protesters
Radical ideologues rallied against anti-hijab demonstrations
in Iran on Friday. He spoke of the killing of demonstrators. President Ibrahim
Raisi said that a tough stance will be taken against the demonstrators. After
this, the army also said it was ready to crush the protests.
A human rights activist monitoring the situation in Iran told
the Bhaskar Group that security forces are committing atrocities in all
Kurdish-dominated cities. Demonstrators are being shot. He also showed videos
in which police personnel were seen firing at locked houses.
People's anger due to inflation and poverty
Due to the sanctions of America and Western countries, the
economic condition of Iran is continuously deteriorating. Inflation rate has
increased by more than 50%.
Internet shutdown in Kurdish areas
Due to which the complete picture of protest and police
action is not coming out.
