Protests continue in Iran and East Kurdistan on day 73

Popular anti-government protests continue in dozens of cities in Iran, especially in East Kurdistan, as state forces have escalated abductions and threats in addition to mass arrests.

An unprecedented popular movement has been taking place since the murder of a young Kurdish woman, Jina Mahsa Amini, by the notorious morality police in Tehran on September 16.

Protests are carried out in different forms every day. On November 28, young people once again took to the streets for protests in the cities of Sine (Sanandaj) and Abdanan in East Kurdistan.

Moreover, students at some universities in East Kurdistan, especially in Sine, continued to stage protests despite the government crackdown.

State forces set up barricades in many cities and arrested several protesters.

It is reported that 4 people from a family were arrested in the city of Sine.

Şoreş Niknam, who was killed during protests in the city of Mahabad, was buried in the village of Qelauxe with the participation of dozens of people.

University students continued their protests in many cities of Iran. Different protests were also organized in some parts of Tehran.

The strike, initiated by some workers and drivers, is continuing in East Kurdistan's Kirmaşan (Kermanshah) city and in Iranian cities such as Isfahan, Shiraz, Kashan and Bender Ebas.

Four unions for retired persons supported the protests and demanded an end to gender discrimination in the country, the immediate release of all prisoners, and the arrest and prosecution of those who tortured protesters.

The same unions warned that if the protesters' demands are not met, they will respond to state violence.

According to the Iran Human Rights Organization's report a week ago, at least 416 people, 51 of them being children, have been killed by Iranian state forces since September 16.

Other opposition sources report that the protests have spread to 277 cities so far and more than 600 people have been killed. A list of 541 protestors who were killed was published by an opposition website.