Protests began in Iran over the death of Mahsa Amini held by the country’s 'morality police' for allegedly incorrectly wearing her state-mandated headscarf, a violation of the country's strict dress code.
Dozens of people stage a demonstration to protest the death of a 22-year-old woman under custody in Tehran Iran on September 21, 2022. Clashes between Iranian security forces and protesters angry over the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody have killed at least nine people since the violence erupted over the weekend, according to a tally Thursday by The Associated Press.
In a country where radio and television stations already are state-controlled and journalists regularly face the threat of arrest, the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard urged the judiciary on Thursday to prosecute "anyone who spreads fake news and rumors" on social media about the unrest.and WhatsApp, which are used by protesters, also continued Thursday.
The U.S. government imposed sanctions on the morality police and leaders of other Iranian security agencies, saying they "routinely employ violence to suppress peaceful protesters." The latest protests are similarly widespread, but seem to have much broader support among the population, with Iranians of all walks of life expressing fury at Amini's death and the government's treatment of women.
In another video, protesters can be seen torching a massive billboard showing Qassem Soleimani — Iran’s top general who was killed in a U.S. airstrike — in his hometown of Kerman. Soleimani has iconic status among government supporters.
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