75 people have lost their lives in demonstrations in Iran since 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died while in the custody of the morality police. These are figures from the Oslo-based organization Iran Human Rights (IHR). The number of dead has increased from 57 on Sunday. IHR head Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam tells AFP that videos and death certificates obtained by the group show that “the protesters are being shot at”. Support from the grand ayatollah The demonstrators received surprising support on Sunday from the second oldest of the grand ayatollahs, the 97-year-old Hossein Noori Hamedani. The Grand Ayatollahs, together with the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, are the religio-political leadership in Iran. Iran currently has 34 Grand Ayatollahs. Only five of them are under 70 and the youngest is 60. None of the 34 are women. The 97-year-old Grand Ayatollah Hossein Noori Hamedani. Photo: Wikipedia Commons Hamedani has been considered conservative, but still went to great lengths to support the protesters. – The leaders must listen to the people’s demands, solve their problems and show sensitivity when it comes to their demands, he wrote on his blog. According to AFP, Hamedani is considered powerful within the Iranian leadership. He also said that “all attacks on people’s rights must be condemned” It is the second time since Mahsa Amini’s death that a Grand Ayatollah has given support to the protesters. Last Sunday, Assadollah Bayat Zanjani condemned what he called “illegal” and “illegitimate” actions that led to Amini’s death. A demonstration against the regime in Iran last Wednesday. While it is not difficult to obtain images from demonstrations supporting the regime, images of the many demonstrations against the regime are difficult to obtain. Photo: AP Demonstrations every evening and night The demonstrations in Iran erupted after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died after being apprehended by Iranian morality police on September 13. The reason must have been that she wore the hijab the wrong way. Eyewitnesses have said that she was beaten up by the police. The authorities stated on Monday that over 1,200 protesters have been arrested after ten days of protests. The protests start in the evening in Tehran and other major cities. Women throw their hijabs on bonfires and into burning bins while shouting “Woman. Life: Freedom!”, writes AFP. Black-clad riot police have attacked with clubs in street fights. Videos also show that police have used water cannons and live ammunition, while protesters have thrown stones and set fire to buildings. A group of women in Tehran on Monday. The woman on the right wears the scarf far back on her head, which is more common in the capital than elsewhere in the country. Photo: ATTA KENARE / AFP Reactions in many countries Mahsa Amini’s death and the brutal suppression of the demonstrations have led to sharp reactions. Canada said Monday it is following the United States in imposing sanctions on the morality police. Germany on Monday summoned the Iranian ambassador and demanded that Iran allow peaceful demonstrations and not use violence against those who protest.
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