Protestor citizens to murder of Zhina Amini in front of the governorate of Saqez turned into violent

15:17 - 17 September 2022

Today, Saturday, September 17th, the gathering of citizens protesting to murder of Zhina Amini in front of the governorate of Saqez turned into violent following the intervention of anti-riot and security forces.

 According to an informed source, the security forces shot at the protester citizens and also the anti-riot forces used tear gas to disperse them.

 This informed source added: Several protester citizens were injured by security forces' bullets and some of them were taken to medical centers for medical treatment.

 This informed source added: A protester citizen was seriously wounded in the head due to a bullet hit by the security forces.

 Kurdpa's reporter in Saqez announced the identity of a citizen protesting against the murder of Zhina Amini, who was wounded by security forces in front of the Saqez governor's office, as "Kian Derakhshan".

 Also, according to the Kurdpa reporter, several female citizens were wounded by bullets in a protest rally against the murder of Zhina Amini in front of the governorate of Saqez.

 Today, Saturday, September 17th, the body of Zhina (Mehsa) Amini was buried in Aichi Saqez Cemetery with the large presence of people.

 In the evening of Friday, September 16th, the body of Zhina Amini was taken to Tabriz by plane, and this morning, Saturday, September 17th, it was taken to Aichi Saqez Cemetery.

 The security forces had pressured the security family to bury the body of Zhina Amini before the presence of the public, but with the protest of the Amini family and protestor citizens, the body of Zhina was buried in the presence of a large number of people.

 Protester citizens chanted slogans against the Iranian government and its officials during the funeral of Zhina Amini.

 On Friday, September, 22-year-old Zhina (Mehsa) Amini from Saqez, who was in a coma as a result of a severe beating up by the Iranian morality police died in Kasra Hospital in Tehran.

 After the news of Zhina Amini's death was published, a number of citizens gathered in front of Tehran's Kasra Hospital to protest the murder of Zhina Amini by the government, and a number of protester citizens were arrested by the security forces.

 Kurdpa Human Rights Organization, while condemning the murder of Zhina Amini by the government and offering condolences to her family, calls on all human rights organizations and institutions to hold the allies of the Iranian government accountable for this tragedy and raise the cost of gross human rights violations for the Islamic Republic.