AcasăAsia Pacific NewsOver 1,200 people arrested since the beginning of the demonstrations in Iran

Over 1,200 people arrested since the beginning of the demonstrations in Iran

Published on

Iranian authorities have arrested more than 1,200 people, mostly in northern Iran, since the beginning of the protest movement against the death of a young woman detained by the morality police 10 days ago, according to Agerpres.

The demonstrations erupted more than a week ago at the funeral of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman named Mahsa Amini, who died in detention after being arrested by police enforcing the Islamic Republic’s strict restrictions on women’s dress.

The protest movement spread to several cities in the country, where demonstrations shouted slogans hostile to the government, according to local media.

Iran summoned the British and Norwegian ambassadors over what it called interference and hostile media coverage. Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian criticised U.S. support for „rioters”, according to Reuters.

Agerpres

Latest articles

Romanian National News Agency (Agerpres) & Moldovan state agency (Moldpres) – sign new collaboration agreement

AGERPRES special correspondent Cristian Lupascu reports: AGERPRES Romanian National News Agency has signed on...

President Iohannis meets Emirati PM on Romania-UAE development, education co-operation

On an official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday, Romania's President...

Romanian Defense Ministry demands that Parliament okays acquisition of weapon systems, air-to-air missiles, combat vehicles

The Ministry of National Defense (MApN) requested the approval by the Parliament for the...

Bucharest Stock Exchange closes higher Tuesday’s trading session

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) closed Tuesday's trading session higher on almost all indices,...

More like this

Romanian National News Agency (Agerpres) & Moldovan state agency (Moldpres) – sign new collaboration agreement

AGERPRES special correspondent Cristian Lupascu reports: AGERPRES Romanian National News Agency has signed on...

President Iohannis meets Emirati PM on Romania-UAE development, education co-operation

On an official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday, Romania's President...

Romanian Defense Ministry demands that Parliament okays acquisition of weapon systems, air-to-air missiles, combat vehicles

The Ministry of National Defense (MApN) requested the approval by the Parliament for the...