According to the city’s head prosecutor, approximately one thousand people
have been charged in Tehran in connection with the anti-government rallies
that have swept Iran.
This week, dozens of suspects are being tried in public for “acts of
sabotage” like killing security officers and setting fires.
Even though authorities haven’t released official numbers, activists have
estimated 14,000 arrests nationwide.
When the news broke, two teenagers who had been killed during a protest in
Iran’s north-east were being laid to rest.
According to the Kurdish human rights organization Hengaw, 16-year-old
Kumar Daroftateh was fatally shot at close range during a demonstration in
Piranshahr on Sunday night.
have been charged in Tehran in connection with the anti-government rallies
that have swept Iran.
This week, dozens of suspects are being tried in public for “acts of
sabotage” like killing security officers and setting fires.
Even though authorities haven’t released official numbers, activists have
estimated 14,000 arrests nationwide.
When the news broke, two teenagers who had been killed during a protest in
Iran’s north-east were being laid to rest.
According to the Kurdish human rights organization Hengaw, 16-year-old
Kumar Daroftateh was fatally shot at close range during a demonstration in
Piranshahr on Sunday night.
