A paramilitary was killed on Saturday during protests in central Iran, a country affected by a protest movement unleashed after the death in custody of a young woman, official media announced on Sunday.
“A member of Bassidj (militias affiliated with the Revolutionary Guard, the ideological army of the Islamic Republic, editor’s note) was shot dead in the town of Semirom by armed criminals,” the Irna agency reported.
Iran is rocked by protests sparked by the death on September 16 of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman, who died after being arrested by the vice squad for violating the Islamic Republic’s strict dress code.
Hundreds of people killed
Authorities, who denounce “riots” orchestrated by foreign countries and opposition groups, arrested thousands of people and hanged two 23-year-old men.
According to Irna, the demonstrations took place this Saturday night in front of the Semirom governorate in the province of Isfahan (center) and in other places in the city. “Police were deployed to establish security in the city and in some cases there were clashes with various rioters,” the agency added.
Hundreds of people, mainly protesters but also members of the security forces, have been killed since the start of the protest, according to authorities. Justice has announced that it has sentenced 11 people to death for their role in the protests. Activists say that this figure is underestimated.
Source: BFM TV
