Iranian authorities remain silent about the deaths; a human rights source says 34 people were killed in Kurdistan alone

According to reports published by the Hengaw Human Rights Network, at least 34 people have been killed and 167 injured in protests in various cities in Kurdistan over the past few days.

According to the Hengaw Human Rights Network, following protests against the high price of gasoline that began in various cities in Iran on Friday, November 14, at least 30 people have been killed in the cities of Javanroud, Marivan, Sanandaj, Kermanshah, Saqqez, and Bukan, and more than 160 others have been injured.

According to a report by this human rights organization, at least 15 people have been killed and 52 injured in the protests, which have turned violent in recent days.

So far, the human rights organization has identified four of the people who died in Javanroud: Kaveh Mohammadi, Hamzeh Naqdi, Ebrahim Moradi, and Mobin Abdollahi. VOA cannot yet independently verify this information.

According to this report, Mobin Abdullahi, 26, from the village of Shabankareh in Ravansar County, lost his life on Sunday, November 16, when IRGC forces opened fire directly at protesters in Basij Square in the city.

According to news reports, on Sunday, November 16, at least four people were killed and 20 other citizens were injured when armed forces affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran fired directly at protesting people in the city of Bukan. The identities of the victims have not yet been confirmed by this human rights organization.

On the second day of protests in Marivan on Sunday, November 16, the Revolutionary Guards opened fire directly at protesters in Jihad Square and Bayoeh Crossroads in Marivan, killing at least 8 people and wounding nearly 50 others.

The identities of four of the dead have been announced so far: Osman Naderi, Mehran Tak, Shahu Validi, and Behrouz Maleki.

According to the Hengaw Human Rights Network, on Saturday, November 15, armed forces affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran opened fire directly at protesters protesting the high price of gasoline on Khomeini Street and the Dowlat Abad neighborhood of Kermanshah, killing at least 5 people present at the gathering and injuring 20 other protesters.

So far, the identity of one of the deceased, Mohammad Mirzaei, 21, has been confirmed by this human rights organization, and based on available information, the injured have been transferred to Imam Reza and Taleghani hospitals in the city.

On Saturday, November 15, a 16-year-old youth was killed and 25 others were injured when security forces opened fire on people in the city of Sanandaj. At least one person, Mina Sheikhi, lost her life in the city of Saqqez.

According to the report of this human rights organization, the bodies of the deceased have not been handed over to their families so far, and the physical condition of three of the injured in the cities of Javanrud and Marivan has also been declared critical.

The protests began on Friday, November 14, after news of a sudden tripling of the price of gasoline in various cities in Iran was released. Earlier, the Voice of America reported that protests were taking place in at least 54 cities in Iran.

In his first response to the widespread protests in Iran, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo retweeted a tweet from a year and a half ago on Saturday, November 15, and wrote to the Iranian people: "The United States stands with you."

The Islamic Republic shut down the internet in major cities on Saturday night, and US State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus responded to the Iranian regime's move by saying, "We condemn efforts to shut down the internet. Let them [the people] have their say!"

The United States says the Islamic Republic is spending its country's wealth on supporting terrorist groups and destabilizing the Middle East instead of its people.

The United States has also repeatedly condemned institutionalized financial corruption and the plundering of Iran's God-given assets by the regime's affiliates, citing them as the main causes of Iran's economic and financial problems. Not long ago, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted about the Islamic Republic's officials that they were involved in corruption instead of helping the people.

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Source: Voice of America