Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, a Norwegian-registered group monitoring rights violations in Iran, mentioned 5 people had been fatally shot throughout demonstrations in Iran’s Kurdish area on Monday. It mentioned 75 others had been injured in different cities over the weekend.
The UN’s Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif issued a press release on Tuesday expressing alarm at “the violent response by [Iranian] security forces” to the demonstrations.
Meanwhile, the governor of Tehran, Mohsen Mansouri, accused the protesters of attacking police and destroying public property, claiming in a Twitter publish late Monday that the protesters had been “fully organized and trained to create disturbances in Tehran.”
CNN was unable to independently confirm the experiences of the deaths and accidents.
Iranian officers mentioned that Amini died on Friday after struggling a “heart attack” and falling right into a coma following her arrest final Tuesday. However, her household mentioned she didn’t have a pre-existing coronary heart situation, Emtedad information, an Iranian pro-reform media outlet which claimed to have spoken to Amini’s father, mentioned.
Edited safety digital camera footage launched by Iran’s state media appeared to point out Amini collapsing at a “re-education” heart the place she was taken to obtain “guidance” on her apparel.
Iran’s morality police are half of the nation’s legislation enforcement and are tasked with implementing the strict social guidelines of the Islamic Republic, together with its gown code that mandates ladies put on a headband, or hijab, in public.
The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) mentioned in its Tuesday assertion that the morality police have expanded road patrols in latest months and have been subjecting ladies perceived to be carrying “loose hijab” to verbal and bodily harassment and arrest.
“(OHCHR) has received numerous, and verified, videos of violent treatment of women, including slapping women across the face, beating them with batons and throwing them into police vans,” it mentioned.
Al-Nashif mentioned Amini’s death and the allegations of torture and ill-treatment should be “promptly, impartially and effectively investigated by an independent competent authority.”
Iranian police mentioned Amini’s death was an “unfortunate incident” and denied that she was bodily harmed whereas in custody, Iran’s semi-official information company Fars News mentioned on Monday.
Iranian officers mentioned they’ve performed an post-mortem on Amini’s physique. Speaking Saturday on state TV the director of Iran’s Forensic Medical Organization, Mehdi Forozesh, mentioned the outcomes can be publicized after additional examination by medical specialists.
Speaking at a information convention on Monday, Greater Tehran Police Commander Hossein Rahimi mentioned police had “done everything” to maintain her alive.
But the reasons from the police weren’t accepted by protesters. The UN mentioned 1000’s of people have taken to the streets in cities together with Tehran, Isfahan, Karaj, Mashhad, Rasht, Saqqes and Sanandaj to demand justice and accountability.
The semi-official information company Fars reported the protesters had been “not convinced” by the police’s justification of Amini’s death and claimed she died “under torture.”
Following Amini’s funeral ceremony on Saturday, safety forces fired tear gasoline on protesters in her hometown of Saqqez, in Iran’s Kurdistan province, Fars mentioned, whereas Iran’s semi-official Mehr information company mentioned the demonstrators had been demanding solutions from the police and allegedly threw rocks on the governor’s workplace.
Fars additionally printed a video exhibiting protestors demonstrating in the capital of Kurdistan province, Sanandaj, late on Sunday and chanting slogans towards officers.
One video shared by the Free Union of Iranian Workers confirmed protesters in Sanandaj chanting “death to dictator.” Another video confirmed ladies taking off their hijabs and waving them in protest in Tehran.
Separately, the web watchdog NetBlocks mentioned on Monday that its real-time knowledge had been exhibiting a “near-total disruption to internet connectivity in Sanandaj.”
