The uprisings against the Mullah regime that broke out in her native city of Seqiz (Saqqez) after the violent death of the 22-year-old Kurdish woman Jina Mahsa Amini in Tehran in mid-September continue throughout Iran. According to the Iranian human rights organisation IHR, at least 201 people have died in the protests so far, 23 of them minors.

The situation in the Eastern Kurdish city of Sine (Sanandaj) is particularly worrying; the regime has deployed tanks and paramilitary Basij militias. Last night, at least two people reportedly lost their lives in Sine, and at least one death was also reported in Kirmaşan. In Meriwan, a young activist was injured by gunshots. According to Hengaw, forty security forces were also injured in the clashes in Kirmaşan. The Kurdish human rights organisation is urgently calling for free access for international aid organisations such as Doctors Without Borders and the Red Cross to the besieged towns in Eastern Kurdistan. On Wednesday, protests also took place in Bokan, Seqiz, Mahabad, Bane, Kamîran and Ilam. The slogan "Jin Jiyan Azadî" (Woman Life Freedom) could be heard everywhere.

But the uprising continues in many other cities in Iran and has reached all levels of society, including the universities. People are demanding democracy and freedom beyond the lifting of the headscarf. The anger is directed against the foundations of the Islamic Republic, against corruption and the entire government. In Tehran, lawyers, among others, took to the streets chanting "Jin Jiyan Azadî" and were attacked by state forces using firearms against the demonstrators.

According to opposition sources, the protests have spread to 177 towns in all 31 provinces. Various sources speak of many more deaths and over 10,000 arrests. There are also repeated reports of missing persons. It is assumed that those arrested are severely mistreated. Telephone networks and internet access continue to be blocked.