During the protests that have been going on for nine days Iran are now according to human rights activists At least 29 people were killed. These include two members of the regime’s security organs. The US-based human rights network Hrana said more than 1,200 people were arrested in the nationwide demonstrations against the authoritarian government.

According to the activists, there have been incidents in at least 88 cities in the past few days Iran Protest rallies. Demonstrations were reported in almost all provinces. People also took to the streets in metropolises such as Tehran and Mashhad. On Monday, the Islamic Republic’s judiciary announced without leniency towards the protesters to proceed.

Numerous students took part in protests

According to Hrana, students at at least 17 universities nationwide have taken part protests connected. Violent arrests took place on the campus at the university in Birdsand on Monday evening. The university newspaper reported this Amir Kabir.

The protests were triggered by the economic crisis and very high inflation. The demonstrators accuse Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, of, among other things, leading the country into international isolation with his uncompromising policies.