![]() ![]() “There is just so much anger and frustration in the country that it’s hard to imagine that the current generation of protesters in Iran would be cowed just by the system resorting to its traditional iron fist and trying to put down protests,” said Ali Vaez, an analyst who covers Iran for the International Crisis Group. The demonstrations represent one of the biggest challenges to Iran’s theocracy since the 2009 Green Movement protests. Some women and girls have marched through the streets without headscarves as the protests continue into a fourth week. ![]() Subsequent videos have shown security forces beating and shoving female protesters, including women who have torn off their mandatory headscarf, or hijab.įrom the capital, Tehran, videos emerged showing students at two universities demonstrating and chanting. Iran’s government insists Amini was not mistreated, but her family says her body showed bruises and other signs of beating after she was detained for violating the Islamic Republic’s strict dress code. Workers claimed another protest Tuesday in the crucial oil city of Abadan, with others calling for protests on Wednesday as well. Meanwhile, some oil workers Monday joined the protests at two key refinery complexes, for the first time linking an industry key to Iran’s theocracy to the unrest. ![]()
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