Jina “Mahsa” Amini’s father arrested and released – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries

The father, Amjad Amini, was released after being warned not to mark his daughter’s death. The information comes from the human rights group Hengaw, which is based in Norway, and was confirmed by a person close to the family, writes Reuters. The news agency has not been contacted by the Iranian authorities about the case. Although Mahsa Amini’s father has been released from prison, he and his family are said to be barricaded into their home by security forces. This is reported by the activist group 1500tasvir, on X/Twitter. Died in police custody Amjad Amini next to his daughter’s grave. Jina “Mahsa” Amini died while in police custody last year, just days after she was arrested. The death led to months of demonstrations against the authorities, with many women throwing away their shawls in protest. This was the biggest wave of opposition in the country in several years. Amini was a 22-year-old Kurd. She was arrested by the morality police for violating the strict dress code for women, which came into force shortly after the revolution in 1979. The family says she died from a blow to the head, but the authorities dispute this. Today, the death of activists both inside and outside Iran is marked, but the security forces in the country are said to have strengthened their efforts against the opposition in the run-up to the anniversary. Despite the mandate to wear a headscarf, many young women in Tehran go bareheaded. Photo: AFP Family members are arrested The human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) says that the regime is now also persecuting family members of others who have been killed by the regime. According to (HRW), this applies to family members of 36 people who have been killed during protests or executed by the regime. They are said to have been interrogated, arrested and sentenced to prison during the past month. – The Iranian authorities are trying to stifle protests to prevent the commemoration of Amini’s death in custody, says HRW’s Tara Sepehri Far to AFP. Jina Amini in the hospital in Tehran before she died.



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