Iranian security forces cracked down on protests in Kurdish areas of the country on Saturday (Sept 16) and briefly detained the father of Mahsa Amini, a year after the young woman's death in custody set off some of the worst political unrest in four decades. The Revolutionary Guards detained a dual national suspected of 'trying to organise unrest and sabotage',...
Iranian security forces cracked down on protests in Kurdish areas of the country on Saturday and briefly detained the father of Mahsa Amini, a year after the young woman's death in custody set off some of the worst political unrest in four decades.
Despite the heavy security presence on Saturday, there were indications of protest actions at various points around the country. Videos posted on social media showed people gathered on a main avenue in the capital Tehran cheering a young protesting couple as drivers honked their car horns in support.
In Amini's home town of Saqez, in northwestern Iran, the semi-official Fars news agency reported that police using a pellet gun had seriously injured a man who "ignored a police warning". It said the man was in an intensive care ward after undergoing an operation, but provided no more detail.
IRNA denied in a report that Amjad Amini had been arrested, but it did not say whether he was briefly detained or warned.
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