Iran: at least 31 killed and 500 injured in protests over Mahsa Amini's murder

Protests and riots have intensified against the Islamist regime in recent hours. The murder of Mahsa Amini last Friday while in police custody sparked a wave of demonstrations and fierce riots in the streets of Tehran and other cities across the country. So far, at least 31 people have been killed and around 500 injured, according to Iran Human Rights

Islam morality police arrested Amini, 22, for improperly wearing her hijab (a head and chest covering for Muslim women). She was detained at a police station and later taken to the hospital by ambulance after being beaten by the officers, according to several witnesses. Three days after her arrest, the young woman died of a heart attack, according to the official version.

After her burial, thousands of Iranians began to protest against the Islamist regime and the first riots broke out. The police reacted by firing on the demonstrators.

In the midst of the protests, several women removed their hijabs and burned them as a symbol of opposition to the Islamist regime and its policies.

"Death to the dictator" and Internet outages

One of the slogans proclaimed by the thousands of Iranians demonstrating in the streets is "death to the dictator", in reference to Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Iranian republic. In addition, they tore down posters of Khamenei.

One of the first responses of the Islamist regime was to cut off the Internet, in addition to limiting access to social networks from cell phones.