Tehran: After the death of Mahsa Amini, a student in police custody in Iran, the 24-day-long protest against the hijab is not taking its name to stop. According to a report by the news agency Reuters, the period of violent demonstrations continued on Sunday as well. The news agency quoted a human rights group as saying that so far at least 185 people, including children, have been killed in these demonstrations. Norway-based Iran Human Rights Group said on Saturday that at least 185 people, including 19 children, have been killed in the ongoing nationwide protests in Iran. The highest number of killings have been recorded in Sistan and Balochistan provinces. The report claimed that the demonstrations, which started in the Kurdish city of Sakez, have now spread to all parts of the country, including the capital Tehran.
Iran told western conspiracy
Iranian officials have called the protests a conspiracy by Iran’s enemies, including the United States. Iran alleges that Western countries are inspiring people to commit violence against the state by giving them weapons. According to state media, at least 20 members of the security forces have been killed in this violence.
Two French spies have been taken into custody
Iran has released a video of two French spies on its Arabic-language Al-Alam TV, blaming the violence on Western countries. In this video, French citizens Cecil Koehler, 37, and Jacques Paris, 69, are seen taking responsibility for the ongoing protests in the country. Further in the video, Kohler admits to being an agent of the French General Directorate for External Security (DGSE) which is on par with the British MI6 and the US CIA.
In the recording, Kohler is seen saying that she and her accomplices came to Iran with the main objective of sparking a revolution in the Islamic Republic and laying the foundation for the overthrow of the Iranian government. Kohler reported that they brought in large amounts of cash to buy weapons in an attempt to finance the riots and strikes and spread anarchy. According to Iran, the spies wanted to use weapons to fight against the police if necessary.
