Amini was arrested in Tehran on Sept. 13 for “inappropriate attire,” and died three days later.
Rights groups say more than 150 people have been killed, hundreds injured and thousands arrested by security forces confronting protests which erupted after Amini’s death. The United States and its Western allies have condemned the crackdown.Article content
Referring to the day Amini collapsed in custody, the coroner said she had briefly regained consciousness but that “cardio-respiratory resuscitation was ineffective in the first critical minute, resulting in brain damage.” During the nationwide protests demonstrators have damaged symbols of the Islamic Republic and called for the downfall of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
State TV broadcast a mass funeral in Tehran on Friday for a member of the Basij – a volunteer militia deployed to quell unrest – saying he had been stabbed by protesters.“We know our main enemies. You are novices and mercenaries of Israel, America and Zionism and cannot do anything in this country except torching garbage bins,” a woman at the funeral said in comments to state TV, criticizing protesters.
The United States has called for accountability for Amini’s death “after injuries sustained while in police custody.” On Thursday, Washington imposed sanctions on seven Iranian officials over a shutdown of internet access and the crackdown.
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