Iran has suffered a 'major disruption' in internet service as calls for renewed protests over the death of Mahsa Amini again saw demonstrators on the streets.
Posted: Oct 12, 2022 9:30 AM ET | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
The demonstrations over the death of Mahsa Amini have become one of the greatest challenges to Iran's theocracy since the country's 2009 Green Movement protests. Demonstrators have included oil workers, high school students and women marching without their mandatory headscarf, or hijab. "The incident is likely to further limit the free flow of information amid protests," NetBlocks said.Despite the disruption, witnesses saw at least one demonstration in Tehran by about 30 women who had removed their headscarves while chanting, "Death to the dictator!" Those cries, referring to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, can result in a closed-door trial in the country's Revolutionary Court, with the threat of a death sentence.
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. Subsequent videos have shown security forces beating and shoving female protesters, including women who have torn off their hijabs.
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