Popular uprising in East Kurdistan and Iran continues

The popular uprising in East Kurdistan and Iran continues to expand, gaining momentum on the anniversary of the protests in 2019. Despite the cold weather and rain, the people continue protesting in the streets.

The popular revolt, sparked by the murder of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Jina Mahsa Amini under police custody, continues in Eastern Kurdistan and Iran.

Mass protests continued on Thursday in the cities of Urmia, Mahabad, Bokan, Seqiz, Dîwander, Sine, Kamyaran, Kirmaşan, Abdanan and Îlam in East Kurdistan.

Citizens named Aram Hebîb and Şaho Behmani were killed by Iranian regime forces in Sine, Xefur Mewludî, Azad Hisên Pur and Rehman in Bokan, Mahabad and Seqiz. Dozens were injured in those cities.

A well-attended funeral ceremony was held for a citizen named Muhammed Hasan who was murdered in Bokan the previous day. The funeral turned into a protest against Iran’s dictatorial regime.

Commemorations were held for 4 citizens in Sine 40 days after they were killed. "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" (Woman, Life, Freedom), the iconic Kurdish slogan, and anti-Iranian slogans were chanted at the commemoration ceremonies.

People continue protesting in the streets across Iran. On Thursday, protests were staged in Tehran, Mashhad, Babol, Tewrêz, Bender Abbas, Masal, Shiraz, Isfahan and many other cities. Protests also took place on Thursday in the city of Khomeyn, the birthplace of former supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The European-based Iran Human Rights Organization on Thursday released a balance sheet of the demonstrations that have taken place so far.

According to the balance sheet, 342 people, including 46 children and 26 women, have been killed in the mass protests that have continued for more than 2 months.