Iranian women crowned by Time: they are heroes of the year
Protests that erupted last September in Iran have so far seen the death of about 400 protesters, killed by security forces
The US magazine "Time" has crowned the women of Iran "heroes of the year". The movement they are leading on the streets across the country is "educated, secular, liberal" and women took to the streets after the death of the young Kurdish Mahsa Amini “they have the freedom to say and wear anything”. Among the many reasons why the protests have gone on for so long is a "stuttering response" from a government that recognizes the legitimacy of the complaint, writes "Time". So far the protests that erupted last September in Iran have seen the death of about 400 protesters, killed by the security forces.
Meanwhile, despite the violent repression of the protests which has already cost at least 470 deaths and over 18.000 arrests, demonstrations continue throughout the country. According to the videos released by the portal close to the opposition "Iran International" several demonstrations were organized in various neighborhoods and suburbs of the capital Tehran including Pars, Sattarkhan, Ekbatan and Majidie. Other protests took place in the city of Karaj, in Alborz province northeast of Tehran, and Sanandaj in Iranian Kurdistan province.
Meanwhile, the Coordination Council of Trade Unions of Iranian Cultural Organizations denounced the arrest of Priya Faramarezi, a 16-year-old student who is reportedly being held in Shiraz prison. In a statement, more than 40 professors from the University of Tehran have called for the immediate and unconditional release of Hamid Pourazri and other imprisoned professors, students and artists.
The Telegram channel "United Students" instead reported the kidnapping of three students of Khaje Nasir University near the Mirdamad metro station. Following the crackdown on the student movement, the "Barandazan" hacker group announced the hacking of hundreds of websites of several Iranian universities and their affiliated sites and promised to soon publish eight gigabytes of downloaded information, except for documents student personals.
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