In several cities of Iran, security forces opened fire on demonstrators who went out onto the streets on the forty day after the death of Mahsa Amini, who died after the detention for the “wrong” wearing of the hijab, BBC reports.
Protests passed Tehran, Kazvin, Sakesa, and other Iranian cities. In the Sakez, the hometown of the girls, against thousands of people gathered around her grave, firearms and tear gas were used.
According to activists, the Iranian authorities warned Amini’s family about the consequences in the event of a ceremony in the cemetery and threatened her brother’s security.
Hundreds of men and women gathered in the cemetery chanted “Woman, Life, Freedom!” “This year is a year of blood,” a group of people shouted in one of the video from the cemetery.
Last night, the authorities strengthened security measures in the Sakesa, and, according to some reports, blocked all the entrances to the city. Order protection forces are pulled into other large cities.
The death of Mahsa Amini provoked the largest protests for almost three years throughout Iran. The head of the resistance is schoolgirls and young girls. Women burn hijabs and scarves on the streets and on the video, come into conflict with the police, some call for a change of power.