Tehran – Protests are spreading over the death of a Kurdish woman in police custody in Iran. 3 people were killed in police firing on the protestors. About 100 people were injured. Many people were arrested.
Mahsa Amini (22), who was detained by the religious affairs police on the 13th for not wearing hijab, died in a hospital in Tehran 3 days later. Protests entered the third day in seven provinces of the minority Kurdish region, including Mahsa’s hometown of Sakhes. Internet bans have been imposed in some cities. Students of Tehran University also took to the streets in protest. Meanwhile, a representative of the country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, visited the house of the deceased woman.
English Summary: Protests Erupt in Iranian Cities After Woman’s Death in Custody