Iran: The Mahsa Amini Protests

[GatorFL]

I thought this was worthy of some discussion here. She was detained for not wearing the hijab and died in custody. The protests are massive. Islamic State is also making some noise there. What are the chances we see widespread political change in Iran?

Iran protests: Police fire on Mahsa Amini mourners - witnesses

Islamic State claims Iran shrine attack, Iran vows response

 

[Laughing]

Thanks @GatorFL !

My Dad traveled to Iran on business in the 1970's --while the Shah worked to improve infrastructure to modernize the country for his people.

Upsetting and encouraging to see these protests.

jmho ymmv lrr

 

[GatorFL]

Thanks @GatorFL !

My Dad traveled to Iran on business in the 1970's --while the Shah worked to improve infrastructure to modernize the country for his people.

Upsetting and encouraging to see these protests.

jmho ymmv lrr

One hopes the people seeking freedom there get it.

 

[sds71]

Iranian lawmakers demand 'no leniency' for protesters as mass demonstrations continue | CNN

Iranian lawmakers have urged the country's judiciary to "show no leniency" to protesters in a letter cited by state-run Press TV on Sunday, as thousands of people continue to rally on the streets despite the threat of arrest.

www.cnn.com

Iran Parliament chants 'death to seditionists' in protest punishment call

Nearly 15,000 Iranians have been arrested in connection with the protests, which were spurred by the death of Mahsa Amini in September.

www.newsweek.com

 

[sds71]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1596130315797467143

 

[dotr]

Canada sanctions Iranians accused of violently repressing women and girls

OTTAWA - The Canadian government is imposing new sanctions on two Iranians it accuses of participating in the violent repression of women and girls in Iran.

www.thestar.com

March 8, 2024
''OTTAWA - The Canadian government is imposing new sanctions on two Iranians it accuses of participating in the violent repression of women and girls in Iran.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is making the announcement on International Women's Day.
Joly says Iranian women and girls face an increasingly repressive environment where they risk injury or death for expressing themselves or demanding basic rights.''

''Canada has now laid sanctions against 155 individuals and 87 entities since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in 2022.''

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/un-probe-finds-iran-responsible-for-physical-violence-that-killed-mahsa-amini-in-2022/

March 8 2024
''DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is responsible for the “physical violence” that led to the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022 and sparked nationwide protests against the country’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab, laws and its ruling theocracy, a UN fact-finding mission says.''

''It also finds that the Islamic Republic employed “unnecessary and disproportionate use of lethal force” to put down the demonstrations that erupted following Amini’s death and that Iranian security forces sexually assaulted detainees.''

 

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May 1 2024

Iran files charges over BBC report on teen girl allegedly killed by security forces in 2022 protests

JERUSALEM (AP) — Iranian prosecutors filed criminal charges on Wednesday targeting activists and journalists following a BBC report that alleged security forces had “sexually assaulted and killed” a 16-year-old girl

www.thestar.com

''JERUSALEM (AP) — Iranian prosecutors filed criminal charges on Wednesday targeting activists and journalists following a BBC report that alleged security forces had “sexually assaulted and killed” a 16-year-old girl during protests over the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022.
Nika Shakarami’s death also sparked widespread outrage at the time.''