Traders and workers in several Iranian cities went on strike on Saturday amid protests more than a month after the death of a young Iranian Kurd, Mahsa Amini, following her arrest, non-governmental organizations said, quoted by AFP.
Mahsa Amini, 22, died three days after she was arrested by morality police in Tehran for violating the Islamic Republic’s strict dress code, which requires all women to be clothed in public.
According to Iran Human Rights (IHR), at least 122 people, including children, have died in the crackdown on the protests, Iran’s largest since protests against fuel price hikes in 2019.
Iranian women, many with their heads uncovered, were at the forefront of the protest movement, chanting anti-government slogans and clashing with security forces.
Other demonstrations took place on Saturday, but it is difficult to gauge the scale of the protests due to restrictions on internet access imposed by the authorities. They were also accompanied by strikes.
Source: Hot News RO
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