Iran tightens security as shops shut on Mahsa Amini anniversary
Iranian security forces tightened their presence across western cities on Wednesday as shopkeepers closed businesses and workers stayed home to mark the fourth anniversary of the death of Mahsa “Jina” Amini , whose death in police custody in September 2022 triggered one of the Islamic Republic’s largest anti-government protest movements. The shutdown followed a call by an alliance of Iranian…
Security forces increased their presence in western Iranian cities on Wednesday in preparation for the fourth anniversary of Mahsa "Jina" Amini's death. Shops shut their doors and workers remained at home as an alliance of Iranian Kurdish political groups called for a general strike. The city of Saqqez, Amini's hometown and the site of her police custody death, experienced particularly heavy security.
Additional surveillance cameras and barricades were installed around the city and the Aichi Cemetery where Amini is buried. Authorities attempted to thwart the strike by meeting with trade union representatives and urging businesses to remain open, but many shops remained closed in several western Iranian cities, including Marivan, Sanandaj, Kermanshah, Baneh, and Saqqez.
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