Iranian security forces opened fire on protesters who massed in their thousands on Wednesday in Mahsa Amini's hometown to mark 40 days since her death, according to a rights group and verified videos.
Demonstrators gathered in Mahsa Amini's hometown to mark 40 days since her death.
Anger flared at her funeral and quickly sparked widespread protests that saw young women lead the charge, burning their headscarves and confronting security forces, in the biggest wave of unrest in the Islamic republic for years. Iran's ISNA news agency said the internet had been cut in Saqez for"security reasons", and that nearly 10 000 people had gathered in the city.
Hengaw said workers went on strike in Saqez as well as Divandarreh, Marivan, Kamyaran and Sanandaj, and in Javanrud and Ravansar in the western province of Kermanshah.