Iranian officials said they will continue restricting internet access until growing protests cease over the death of a 22-year-old Iranian woman in police custody earlier this month, CNN reports.
Thousands have poured into the streets across the Islamic Republic after the death of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by the country’s morality police for allegedly violating a religious law that mandates women to wear a headscarf.
Iranian officials have said Amini died of a heart attack, not mistreatment at the hands of police, but her family has said they are skeptical of that claim. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has ordered an investigation into Amini's death. The United Nations has also called for a probe,The government has limited access to platforms like Whatsapp and Instagram and internet service in parts of Iran's Kurdistan province, according toThe U.S.
As of Friday, at least 30 people have died in the protests, according to the watchdog group Amnesty International. Iranian state media reported that 35 had died, per CNN.What they're saying : “The rising death toll is an alarming indication of just how ruthless the authorities’ assault on human life has been under the darkness of the internet shutdown,”“There is no such thing as 'an impartial investigation' within Iran. UN member states must go beyond toothless statements, hear the cries for justice from victims and human rights defenders in Iran and urgently set up an independent UN investigative mechanism.
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