Iran's judiciary chief threatened to show 'no leniency' to protesters;
demonstrations take place in Paris and London in front of Iranian embassies;
the EU considers "
unacceptable
" the "
disproportionate
" use of force against demonstrators...
Le Figaro
takes stock this Monday, September 26 on the latest information in Iran after ten days of protests throughout the country against the death of a young woman detained by the morality police.
Iran: “
no leniency
” vis-à-vis the demonstrators, warn the authorities
Iran's judiciary chief has threatened to show '
no leniency
' to protesters after ten days of nationwide protests over the death of a young woman in the custody of vice police, who claimed the lives of 41 people.
Iranian pro-government protesters burn flags of the United States, Israel and Britain during a rally against recent anti-government protests in Iran, in Tehran, September 25, 2022. - / AFP
The protests began on September 16, the day Mahsa Amini died, arrested on September 13 in Tehran for "
inappropriate wearing of clothes
" in the Islamic Republic where the dress code for women is strict.
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These demonstrations are the largest in Iran since those of November 2019, caused by the rise in gasoline prices, in the midst of the economic crisis, which had affected a hundred cities and had been severely repressed (230 dead according to an official report, more than 300 according to Amnesty International).
Demonstration near the Iranian Embassy in London: 12 arrested and 5 police officers injured
At least five police officers were "
seriously injured
" and 12 people arrested in incidents on the sidelines of a protest outside the Iranian Embassy in London on Sunday, after the death of a young woman in police custody. manners in Tehran.
Demonstrators clash during demonstrations following the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran, in London, Britain September 25, 2022. @PaulBrown_UK / REUTERS
London police said officers were deployed near the embassy on Sunday as "
large gatherings
" had taken place peacefully in the British capital in recent days.
Videos on social networks notably showed a crowd chanting "
death to the Islamic Republic
".
EU finds '
unacceptable
' use of '
disproportionate
' force against protesters
The European Union ruled on Sunday
"unjustifiable and unacceptable"
the
"widespread and disproportionate use of force"
against protesters in Iran.
In a statement on behalf of the EU, the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell also condemns "
the decision of the Iranian authorities to drastically restrict internet access and to block instant messaging platforms
" which "
constitutes a flagrant violation of freedom of expression
”.
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France: tear gas to prevent demonstrators from arriving at the Iranian embassy
French police on Sunday used tear gas to prevent hundreds of people marching in Paris to protest against a crackdown on demonstrations in Iran from reaching the Islamic Republic's embassy, according to AFP journalists.
This second consecutive demonstration in two days in Paris to denounce the death in detention of Mahsa Amini, coincided with another tense rally in London near the Iranian embassy.
People take part in a demonstration in support of Iranian demonstrators in Paris, September 25, 2022. CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT / AFP
"
Protesters tried to cross the police roadblocks and threw projectiles at the officers
," said British police in a statement, which reported five arrests.
Leaving from Place du Trocadéro, the Parisian procession headed for the Iranian Embassy to the sound of slogans such as "
woman, life, freedom!"
“, echoing those of the demonstrators in Iran, or even”
France, silence is enough
“.
Iran summons ambassadors from UK and Norway
The Iranian authorities summoned the ambassadors of the United Kingdom and Norway on Sunday to denounce "
interference
", amid protests in Iran against the death of a young woman arrested by the morality police.
The Foreign Office protested to the British ambassador against acts
of "inciting riots and spreading unrest
" by London-based television stations, a statement said.
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"
This is an interference in the internal affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran and an act against the national sovereignty of our country
," the statement added, without identifying these channels.
The UK-based BBC Farsi is regularly criticized by Iranian authorities.
Greece: Iranian embassy targeted by a Molotov cocktail
A Molotov cocktail was thrown overnight from Saturday to Sunday at the Iranian embassy in Athens, without causing any damage, the Greek news agency Athens News Agency (ANA) reported on Sunday.
The agency quotes the Greek police as saying that around 01:00 (10:00 GMT Saturday evening), two people riding a motorcycle with their faces covered threw the Molotov cocktail which exploded at the wall of the embassy.
On Saturday afternoon, around 200 people gathered in Syntagma Square in central Athens to protest Iran's crackdown on protests following the death of Mahsa Amini.
Iranian women cut their hair in a gesture of solidarity with Mahsa Amini, holding up placards bearing the slogan: "
Say her name!"
".
