![]() ![]() State TV broadcast a mass funeral in Tehran on Friday for a member of the Basij, a volunteer militia deployed to quell unrest, saying he had been stabbed by protesters. The government has described the protests as a plot by Iran's enemies including the United States, accusing armed dissidents - among others - of violence in which at least 20 members of the security forces have been reported killed. Human rights group Hengaw posted a video on Friday that it said showed drivers blowing their car horns in protests on the streets of Saqez, Amini's home town. The government has ordered an investigation into her death.ĭuring the nationwide protests demonstrators have damaged symbols of the Islamic Republic and called for the downfall of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Her family deny she had any heart problems. The police, who have enforced strict dress codes since Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, have denied she suffered any harm, previously saying she suffered a heart attack. "She died due to multiple organ failure caused by cerebral hypoxia," it said. The report noted pre-existing medical conditions linked to a brain tumour for which she had undergone an operation when she was 8 years old. Referring to the day Amini collapsed in custody, the coroner said she had briefly regained consciousness but that "cardio-respiratory resuscitation was ineffective in the first critical minute, resulting in brain damage." The Dutch government also urged all Dutch nationals to leave Iran and advised against all travel to the country, Dutch news agency ANP quoted the foreign minister as saying. ![]() ![]() Washington said it would continue to coordinate its response with its allies and partners, and Canada said it was expanding sanctions on groups related to Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards force, calling it a terrorist organisation.įrance urged all its nationals to leave Iran as soon as possible, citing a risk of arbitrary detention. ![]()
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