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Clashes continued between safety forces and protesters in a number of northwestern areas, in keeping with sources within the cities of Tabriz, Urmia, Rasht and Hamedan. Activists mentioned there have been additionally protests in districts of the capital, Tehran.
A primary lecturers union, in an announcement posted on social media on Sunday, known as for lecturers and college students to stage the primary nationwide strike for the reason that unrest started, on Monday and Wednesday.
It urged lecturers, commerce unions, navy veterans and artists to “stand with pupils, college students and other people looking for justice in these troublesome however hopeful days”.
Particulars of casualties have trickled out slowly, partly due to the restrictions on communication.
The sister of a 20-year-old lady recognized as Hadis Najafi instructed a US-based activist that she died on Wednesday after being shot by safety forces. Movies of Najafi had been shared on Twitter, displaying her with out hijab and protesting in Karaj, 30 km northwest of Tehran.
European Union international coverage chief Josep Borrell mentioned Iran ought to “instantly cease the violent crackdown on protests and guarantee web entry”. He additionally known as for data on the variety of folks killed and arrested, and an investigation into “the killing of Mahsa Amini”.
President Ebrahim Raisi has mentioned Iran ensures freedom of expression and that he has ordered an investigation into Amini’s dying. He additionally mentioned that “acts of chaos” had been unacceptable and that Iran should deal decisively with the unrest. On the United Nations, he mentioned intensive protection of Amini’s case was “double requirements”, pointing to deaths in U.S. police custody.
AP, Reuters
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