Anti-government protests… Simultaneous demonstrations in 80 cities
Throw hijab and burn picture of supreme leader
Inflation rate of 50%, protest against human rights abuse
government under pressure
| Protesters set a police motorcycle on fire after protests over Mahsa Amini’s ‘hijab death’ in Tehran, Iran, on the 19th. AFP Yonhap News |
Protests in Iran, sparked by the so-called ‘suspicious hijab death’ incident, sparked by the mysterious death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died after being detained by police for wearing a loose hijab, are spreading all over the world. In Iran, protests broke out, and protests broke out in Paris and London as protesters tried to enter the Iranian embassy.
According to foreign media reports on the 26th, there were protests in 80 cities across Iran, including Tehran. Under slogans like “women,” “life,” “freedom,” and “death to the dictator,” women took their hijabs and set them on fire, while men cheered. A picture of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was burned, and police headquarters and police vehicles were engulfed in flames. Iranian female celebrities also removed their hijabs, and Iranian football stars such as Sardar Azmun (Buyer 04 Leverkusen) also posted messages on social networking services (SNS) supporting the protesters.
According to Middle Eastern media, Al Jazeera, Iranian state television reported that at least 41 people were killed. Al Jazeera said hundreds of people were arrested by police. Detention of journalists and civic activists followed.
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| A hijab is set on fire at a protest related to the ‘mysterious death of the hijab’ held in Los Angeles, California on the 23rd. AFP Yonhap news |
In Paris, France, on the 25th (local time), a demonstration was held in Trocadero Square facing the Eiffel Tower to condemn the abuse of human rights by the Iranian authorities and to show solidarity with the anti-government protests in Iran. Anti-government slogans erupted in the presence of more than 4,000 people, and protesters clashed with police as they headed for the Iranian embassy. The police fired tear gas and stopped him. More than 500 people gathered in Trafalgar Square in central London on the same day to protest against the Iranian authorities. Protesters waved Iranian flags before the 1979 revolution and chanted slogans such as “Death to the Islamic Republic”. After marching in front of the Iranian embassy, they clashed with police officers guarding the embassy. “Similar protests took place in Canada, Australia, Chile and Iraq,” the BBC reported.
Iran is experiencing total difficulties, including failure to reform and open up, extreme inflation, and suppression of human rights. In the 2021 presidential election, reformist candidates were removed from the time of their registration, which drew a backlash from the younger generation. President Ebrahim Raish, a hardline conservative elected last year, tightened the rules for women to wear the hijab. Meanwhile, following sanctions against Iran, the annual inflation rate in Iran increased to more than 50%.
Reporter Park Se-young
