World / At least 31 civilians killed in an Iranian security forces crackdown on protests NGO claim

Iran : After the death of a woman in police custody in Iran, the whole country has been burnt due to the demonstrations. At least 31 people have died in the security forces crackdown on the protests following the death of 22-year-old Mehsa Amini. An Oslo-based NGO made this claim on Thursday. Demonstrations have been going on in Iran for three days over this incident and protesters have clashed with security forces in the capital Tehran.

Iran Human Rights (IHR) director Mahmoud Emiri-Moghaddam said in a statement, "The people of Iran have taken to the streets to assert their fundamental rights and human dignity... the government is responding with bullets to their peaceful protests." Is. The IHR has confirmed protests in more than 30 cities across the country. The demonstration first started in the northern province of Kurdistan in Iran, but now it has gradually spread throughout the country. Kurdistan where Amini was born.

NGO calls international community's condemnation inadequate

The IHR said on Wednesday 11 people had died in the city of Amol in the northern Mazandaran province of the Caspian Sea and six in Babol in the same province. While one death has been confirmed in the northeastern city of Tabriz. Emiri said condemnation from the international community was no longer enough. At the same time, Kurdis right group Hango said that 15 people have been killed so far in Kurdistan province and other Kurdish-populated areas of the north of Iran.

UN human rights calls for investigation

The United Nations Human Rights Office has demanded an investigation into the entire episode. The US, which is trying to restore the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, has called on the Islamic republic to end "systemic atrocities" on women. Italy has also condemned the death. Iran, on the other hand, has dismissed the criticisms, calling it politically motivated.