Three dead as Iran protests swell on anniversary of lethal 2019 crackdown: rights group
- Protesters responded to a call to commemorate those killed in the 2019 crackdown, giving new momentum to demonstrations sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini
- The protests marked the third anniversary of the start of Bloody Aban – or Bloody November – when a surprise fuel price hike sparked bloody street violence
Iranian security forces shot dead at least three protesters on Tuesday, a rights group said, as demonstrations sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death swelled on the anniversary of a bloody 2019 crackdown.
The protesters were responding to a call to commemorate those slain in the 2019 crackdown, giving new momentum to the demonstrations sparked by the death of 22-year-old Amini in mid-September this year, after her arrest for allegedly flouting Iran’s strict dress code for women.
The United States, Britain, France and Germany have submitted a motion to the UN atomic energy watchdog (UAEA) to censure Iran over its lack of cooperation with the agency, two diplomats said Tuesday.
The “resolution has been submitted tonight”, a European diplomat told Agence France-Presse.
In Tehran, the din of honking car horns reverberated as protesters blocked a major roundabout at Sanat Square and yelled “Freedom, freedom”, according to other verified footage.