The case attracted worldwide attention, with condemnations from the United States, the European Union and the United Nations.
State media said that Amini was detained while exiting a subway station, and while in custody she suffered a heart attack and fell into a coma. His family insisted he had no previous health problems, and activists claimed he may have been beaten by the police.
Monday marked the third day of unrest across Iran, with protests in multiple places, including the capital, Tehran. Two people were killed in Amini’s hometown of the Kurdish city of Saqez, when security forces opened fire on protesters, two people in the town of Divandarreh and a fifth in Dehgolan. Hengawa rights keeper. The allegations were not immediately independently verified by the Washington Post.
In Tehran, photos from a protest scene showed demonstrators gathering around a burning motorcycle. Videos posted on social media showed protesters injured in clashes with authorities. Internet access Restricted Restricted your country.
Iran has not confirmed any deaths during the protests. Semi-official Fars News Agency reported security forces dispersed the demonstrators He said that in some cities the police arrested the leaders of some protests.
A top morality police officer, Col. Ahmed Mirzaei suspended after Amini’s death Iran International, and a London-based news channel. Authorities denied these allegations. The Guardian reported. The Interior Ministry had previously ordered an investigation into Amini’s death, at the behest of chief conservative Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.
Police commander of the Greater Tehran area told reporters She said that Amini was wearing an inappropriate hijab. He said he did not resist detention and even made jokes in the police van. Hijab and other conservative clothing have become mandatory for women since the 1979 revolution in Iran.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called In a tweet on Tuesday, he told the Iranian government to “end the systematic persecution of women and allow peaceful protests”.
Acting high commissioner for human rights At the United Nations, Nada Al-Nashif said on Tuesday that she expressed concern over her death and called for an independent investigation.
“The tragic death of Mahsa Amini and the allegations of torture and ill-treatment must be promptly, impartially and effectively investigated, particularly by an independent authority that ensures her family’s access to justice and truth.”
“Authorities should stop targeting, harassing and detaining women who do not comply with headscarf rules,” she added, and called for the removal of mandatory headscarf regulations.
In a statement on Monday, European Union He said what happened to Amini was “unacceptable and the perpetrators of this murder should be held accountable”.
Raisi will speak at the UN General Assembly this week in New York and here on the country’s relations with the West. He told reporters at the Tehran airport that the event did not plan to meet with President Biden on the sidelines. Associated press reported. Indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran to revive the 2015 nuclear deal it seems like close to stopping.
Raisi, a strict clergyman who took office last year, has called for strict enforcement of dress codes. Last month, a video surfaced showing a woman detained by Iran’s increasingly assertive guidance patrols. to be thrown from a speeding van.
Government pressure sparked a protest movement of Iranian women who took pictures of themselves without headscarves and posted the photos on social media over the summer.
Kareem Fahim in Istanbul and Paul Schemm in London contributed to this report.
