Anti-Hijab Protests: Iranian Security Forces Open Fire At Metro Station, Many Injured
Iranian security personnel opened fire on protesters at a Tehran metro station in an attempt to stem the growth of the anti-hijab movement.
On Wednesday, A video that quickly went viral showed Iranian police opening fire on a packed subway station, sending terrified commuters fleeing for their lives. Several individuals can be seen tumbling to the ground and getting trampled in the video.
Protesters at the metro station were seen burning their hijabs and shouting slogans when security officers opened fire in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini, who was slain by the notorious Iranian moral police for improperly wearing a hijab.
Protests against the religious regime of Iran have increased after the killing of 22-year-old Amini. Three hundred protesters have been slain by the government, according to claims from an organization located in Oslo. At least 15,000 arrests have been made, according to the reports. In any case, the Iranian government has refuted such figures.
Many videos from the troubled nation have recently surfaced and gone viral online. One such clip is from the city of Eqlif in southwestern Iran and shows protesters clashing with pro-regime Basij militia. In the video, people can be heard chanting "Hit the Bastards" while hurling bricks and stones at the military.
In remembrance of the November 2019 Aban movement against skyrocketing gasoline prices, protestors have planned three days of countrywide demonstrations this November. Hundreds of people died as a result of the campaign.
However, in a surprising turn of events, an Iranian court has condemned one protester to death for "disturbing public order and conspiring to commit crime against national security" by setting fire to a public building during the demonstration.
Not since the Shah administration was toppled in 1979 and Ayatollah Khomeini was installed as supreme leader of the nation has there been such a massive movement in the country. Many Iranian cultural activists and filmmakers have been detained since Khomeini took control. As a result of his outspoken criticism of Iran's repressive regime, acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi was recently given a six-year prison term.