How have the protests been?
Demonstrations broke out in Kurdistan on September 16 and spread to other provinces in northwestern Iran. Videos posted on social media have shown demonstrations in several cities, with women waving their scarves and protesters clashing with security forces.
Fars reported that police officers resorted to force in the face of protests in the capital in which protesters chanted slogans against Iranian leaders and women removed their veils, which are mandatory in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Some 300 people demonstrated on Keshavarz Boulevard, located in the center of the capital, where they threw stones at the police and burned containers, according to Fars, an agency close to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
Iranian journalists shared videos on social networks in which they observed strong clashes between protesters and police officers, supported by “basijis” (Islamic volunteers), but their authenticity has not been verified. In some of them shots are heard.
The Kurdish human rights group Hengaw said three people were killed in Kurdistan on Monday when security forces opened fire.
The governor of Kurdistan province confirmed that three people had died, but said the deaths were suspicious and did not name a person responsible.
This Tuesday, the Governor of Kurdistan Ismail Zarei Koosha spoke of three “suspicious” deaths during the demonstrations, and of a “plot promoted by the enemy”, assuring that one of the victims died by a different type of weapon than the one used by the forces. Iranian security officials, according to Fars.
Internet access was restricted in various parts of the country.
“There has been a significant internet drop in Tehran,” said the NetBlocks platform, which monitors user connectivity and network censorship.
With information from AFP, EFE and Reuters