NGOs raise to 326 the deaths, at least 43 minors, during the repression of protests in Iran

November 12 (EUROPA PRESS) –

There are already at least 326 deaths in Iran, including at least 43 minors, during the wave of repression by the authorities against protesters against the death in custody of the young Mahsa Amini, allegedly for wearing the Islamic veil poorly.

According to the latest balance of the NGO Iran Human Rights, presented this Saturday, among the deceased there are 43 minors, including nine girls, and 25 women, all killed in 22 provinces of the country, especially in Sistan and Balochistan (123), Tehran ( 33), Mazandaran, Kurdistan and Gilan.

Another balance from the NGO Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), based in the United States, brings the total number of deaths to 336, including 52 minors and 39 members of the security forces.

HRANA also reports at least 15,000 detainees since protests broke out after the young woman’s death in mid-September. Since then, at least 900 demonstrations have broken out in nearly 140 cities in Iran.

Official Iranian media reported approximately 40 deaths as of late September, two weeks after Amini’s death as authorities, while punishing security officials for excessive force, broadly view the riots as part of a conspiracy. international to destabilize the country.