In the Kurdish-dominated region of Iran, five people lost their lives when the security forces opened fire on the protesters on the third day of the protests, following the death of Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody.
Information on the subject was given by the Hengaw Human Rights Organization, which advocates for Kurdish rights.
Mahsa Amini, 22, who lives in Iran’s Kurdistan region, died in a coma after being arrested by morality police in Tehran last week.
The police statement alleged that Amini fell ill while waiting with other women arrested by the morality police.
But Amini’s father told many times that his daughter had no health problems and injured her legs. He blamed the police for his death.
including the capital Tehran after Amini’s death Nationwide protests began.
According to the statement of the Hengaw Human Rights Organization, two people opened fire during the protests in the city of Saqez, where Amini was born.by direct fire and the fifth person died in the city of Dehgolan.
Citing the statement, Reuters added that it could not confirm whether this information was correct or not from other sources.
While there was no official confirmation for the deaths, the news in the IRNA News Agency reported that in some cities of the seven regions. ‘a small number ofIt was stated that the protest was organized and the protesters were dispersed by the police.
The state television channel, on the other hand, claimed that several activists had been arrested, but denied the deaths. The TV channel featured images of two injured youths who denied the allegations that they were dead.