Women’s marches continue to erupt throughout Iran, with protesters twirling headscarves in opposition to religious dress rules.
For the fourth week, protesters in dozens of Iranian cities went to the streets on Saturday, chanting anti-government chants. At least two individuals perished.
15 seconds of the evening news on Iran’s national television were interrupted by hackers as video of the country’s top leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was airing.
The Adalat Ali, or Ali’s Justice, organization displayed an image of Mr. Khamenei engulfed in flames. Referring to Khamenei, a caption read “Join us and stand up!” and “The blood of our youth drips from your claws.”
A song with the lines “Woman. Life. Freedom” played in the background, which was a typical shout of the demonstrators.
At least three people were shot and killed during clashes between demonstrators and police following the burial of Mahsa Amini, a lady who died in the custody of Iran’s dreaded morality police.
Ms. Amini, 22 years old, was arrested in Tehran for allegedly violating Islamic clothing standards for women.
Since then, protests have expanded across the country and have been met with a violent crackdown, with an estimated number of dozens murdered and hundreds imprisoned.
Saturday saw the continuation of women’s marches across Iran, with participants twisting headscarves to protest religious dress rules.
For the fourth week, protesters in dozens of Iranian cities went to the streets on Saturday, chanting anti-government chants. At least two individuals perished. Saturday’s demonstrations at Javanrood are pictured. The Iranian state-run news agency was seized by protestors who demanded the ouster of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday. The hijacking depicted Mr. Khamenei surrounded by flames.
At least three people were shot dead during clashes between demonstrators and police following the burial of Mahsa Amini, a lady who died in the hands of Iran’s notorious morality police.
The death of Ms. Amini has provoked enormous protests across Iran.
Photos of Ms. Amini and three other women slain in recent protests were aired to the nation on Saturday’s interrupted newscast.
The hackers also distributed photos of the country’s leader with a target on his head and the slogan “Join us and rise up.”
The interruption lasted about 15 seconds until it was cut off by state-run media.
Activists on social media have stated that demonstrators were confronted with apparent violent force in at least 40 towns around the country as they marched through the streets.
Saturday, a man driving a car on a main street in the Kurdish-dominated northern city of Sanandaj was shot and killed, according to human rights monitors.
According to the France-based Kurdistan Human Rights Network and the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the guy was shot after he honked at street-based security officers.
The use of horns by activists has become a common form of civil disobedience.
Saturday social media videos showed Iranian demonstrators spinning their headscarves in the streets.
15 seconds of the evening news on Iran’s national television were interrupted by hackers just as footage of the country’s top leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was being aired.
The hackers displayed photographs of four women killed in recent demonstrations and urged the people to “Join us and stand up!”
An online video showed the deceased guy slumped over the driving wheel as anguished bystanders yelled for assistance.
The semi-official Fars news agency, which is thought to have ties to the elite paramilitary organization Islamic Revolutionary Guard, reported that Kurdistan’s police head refuted accusations that live ammunition was used against protesters.
Without elaboration, Fars asserted that residents of Pasdaran Street in Sanandaj stated the victim was shot from inside the vehicle. Photos of the deceased man reveal that he was shot from the left side, indicating that he was likely not shot from inside the vehicle.
The blood can be seen dripping down the driver-side door’s interior.
As security forces fired firearms to disperse crowds in the city, a second protester was murdered and ten protesters were injured, according to human rights observers.
In the city’s main streets, a general strike was witnessed with a heavy security presence, and in certain areas, protesters torched tires.
In Sanandaj, patrols have prevented large-scale protests, although sporadic demonstrations have continued in highly populated areas.
During protests, security personnel fired pellet guns and tear gas at the throng, prompting many to flee. Additionally, security personnel on motorbikes drove into crowds to disperse them. Saturday’s demonstrations in Javanrood are pictured.
Saturday also saw reports of demonstrations in the capital city of Tehran (pictured)
In her home province of Kurdistan, the news of Ms. Amini’s death in the hands of the morality police in Tehran circulated swiftly three weeks ago. On Saturday, demonstrators are spotted walking through Tehran.
During protests, security personnel fired pellet guns and tear gas at the throng, prompting many to flee. Additionally, security personnel on motorbikes drove into crowds to disperse them.
Activists assert that they saw or heard live ammunition. As of yet, Iranian authorities have disputed this, attributing instances of confirmed live fire to separatist forces.
Small demonstrations were reported in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday, including ones near the Sharif University of Technology, one of the country’s most prestigious educational institutions and the site of a violent government crackdown the previous weekend.
The campus has been closed till further notice.
Images on social media demonstrated that protests also occurred in Mashhad, a city in Iran’s northeast.
Additional demonstrations broke out at Azad University in northern Tehran, in other neighborhoods of the capital, and at the market of the city. Numerous stores were shuttered in central Tehran and in the vicinity of the University of Tehran.
In a meeting with students from Tehran’s all-female Al-Zahra University, President Ebrahim Raisi asserted once more that the protests were instigated by foreign foes.
He has made the assertion without providing specifics or evidence.
“The enemy believed it could pursue its ambitions through colleges, not realizing that our students and faculty are aware and will not permit the adversaries’ futile schemes to be realized,” he explained.
Female students warn Iran’s president to ‘go lost’ during weekend protests
Multiple Iranian universities erupted in protest on Saturday. During the demonstrations, a group of female students is pictured.
The protests have grown from spontaneous mass gatherings in central cities to dispersed rallies in residential areas, schools, and universities, led primarily by women and youth. Saturday’s demonstrations at Javanrood are pictured.
In her home province of Kurdistan, the news of Ms. Amini’s death in the hands of the morality police in Tehran circulated swiftly three weeks ago.
The response was prompt in the historically disadvantaged and underprivileged neighborhood.
According to activists, Sanandaj’s main thoroughfare was already crowded with demonstrators on September 17, while Amini’s burial was occurring in Saqqez.
All ages were present and began chanting slogans that would be echoed in cities around Iran: “Woman. Life. Freedom.”
Afsanah, a 38-year-old clothes designer from Saqqez and activist, asserts that the government exerted pressure on the Amini family to bury her fast before a critical mass of demonstrators could emerge.
She attended the funeral and followed the mourners from the cemetery to the town square.
The protests have grown from spontaneous mass gatherings in central cities to dispersed rallies in residential areas, schools, and universities, led primarily by women and youth.
In recent years, Iran has experienced waves of protest, with the strongest occurring in 2009, when enormous masses took to the streets in response to what demonstrators saw to be a stolen election. The Islamic Republic appears to be facing its most significant threat in years due to the ongoing resistance and calls for regime change during the current wave.