Latest News in Tehran - NNI 06 November 2022 Iran's legislative, administrative and judicial authorities on Saturday called for speeding up the investigation and punishment of elements they described as "rioters and anarchists" in the wake of recent ongoing protests. The Iranian News Agency reported that the country's President Ebrahim Raisi, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Judiciary Chief Mohseni Eji in a meeting stressed the need to be vigilant to counter "divisive plots".
On the other hand, on Saturday, the director of the Iranian Human Rights Organization, Mahmoud Amiri Moghadam, announced that the number of people killed in the protests in the country has exceeded 304.
Moghadam said on his Twitter account that 41 children and 24 women have been killed since the protests began last September. He said at least 16 protesters were killed in Sistan and Balochistan provinces on Friday. .
The TV channel Iran International also reported with reference to Maulvi Abdul Hamid, the imam of the Sunnis in Iran, that 16 people were killed in the demonstrations in the southeastern city of Khash on Friday. After several weeks of protests in different parts of the country. On Saturday, the "Iran International" website revealed the deterioration of the situation in the city of Khash in Sistan-Baluchistan province, located in the southeast of Iran, and said that there The number of people killed by the firing of Iranian security has reached 16.
Citizens in the cities of Sarawan, Zahedan and Khash of Sistan Balochistan province took out protest rallies yesterday after Friday prayers. "Sacrifice for Iran" and "I will kill whoever killed my brother". According to reports, Iranian security forces in Khash opened fire on protesters from the roof of the city's mayor's building when the building was closed. gathered in front of
In the video clips of the violent protests in Khash city, it can be seen that the security forces are firing heavily on the protesters on the streets of the city. Meanwhile, some Iranian journalists have said that they have received death threats. The American "ABC News" network quoted Iranian journalists on Saturday as saying they had received death threats from their country's authorities over their coverage of recent protests.
The names of these journalists were not disclosed by the network. Journalists have said they fear Iranian authorities are monitoring their online activities. In late October, Reporters Without Borders was banned by the Iranian government from media outlets in countries such as France, Germany and Britain. Iranian efforts to silence foreign media were strongly condemned. According to the organization, Iran has become the third largest country in terms of the number of detained journalists in the world. Currently, 43 journalists are under detention in Tehran alone.