Paris (Daily Pakistan Online) Iranian security forces have killed at least 378 people in a crackdown against protests that began after the death of Mehsa Amini. Among the dead are 47 children.
Iran has been gripped by protests that began on September 16 over the death of Mehsa Amini, three days after her arrest for allegedly violating the country’s strict dress code for women. The protests started over dress codes for women but have turned into a broader movement against the theocracy that has ruled Iran since the 1979 revolution.
Iran’s Human Rights Director Mahmoud Amiri Mogdad told AFP news agency, “Since September 16, at least 378 protesters, including 47 children, have been killed by repressive forces.” The same group released the death toll on Wednesday, but today’s figures show an increase of 36 deaths.
According to the human rights group, during the protests in Iran, at least 123 people have been killed in Sistan-Baluchistan province on Iran’s southeastern border with Pakistan, 40 in both Kurdistan and Tehran provinces, and 39 in West Azerbaijan province.
