For the first time since the protests began, Iranian authorities have reported the deaths of more than 300 people in the unrest following the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd, after her arrest by police in the manners in mid-September.
The September 16 death in custody of Mahsa Amini, arrested for violating the Islamic Republic's strict dress code, sparked a wave of protests, first in the provinces and then in Tehran, which were suppressed by the forces of the Islamic Republic. 'order.
“Everyone in the country has been affected by the death of this lady.
I don't have the latest statistics, but I think we had maybe more than 300 martyrs and people killed among the best children of this country as a result of this incident,” said General Amirali Hajizadeh, commander of the aerospace force of the Revolutionary Guards, Iran's ideological army, in a video uploaded by the Mehr news agency.
More than 400 dead, according to an NGO
In this report, there are dozens of members of the security forces killed in clashes with demonstrators or assassinated, according to the Iranian authorities.
This report is similar to that released by the NGO Iran Human Rights (IHR), based in Norway, which reports at least 416 people died "in the repression of demonstrations in Iran".
According to this organization, this figure includes those killed in the demonstrations linked to the death of Mahsa Amini and those who lost their lives in violence in Sistan-Balochistan, a province in the south-east of Iran.
Thousands of Iranians and around 40 foreigners have also been arrested and more than 2,000 people have been charged, according to judicial authorities.
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Human rights organizations abroad report a much higher number of arrests.
Among the defendants, six were sentenced to death at first instance and their fate now depends on the Supreme Court which must rule on their appeal.
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The death of Mahsa Amini sent shock waves through the population.
On Tuesday, justice announced the release of more than 1,100 detainees.
"Following the order of the head of the judiciary after the victory of the national team, 1,156 prisoners were released from prisons in 20 provinces of the country", announced the agency of the Judiciary, Mizan Online, specifying that this figure includes detainees from the protest movement.
On Monday, this agency had reported 709 releases.
