Iranian Kurds are on general strike after calling from opposition groups
Empty streets in Marivan bazaar in Iran after a general strike over the death of Zhina Amini on September 19, 2022.
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Rojhelat has gone on a general strike in many cities, and massive protests were held in several cities and towns last night.
Iranian Kurdish opposition group's umbrella organization, the Cooperation Center for Iranian Kurdistan's Political Parties (CCIKPP), has declared a general strike in support of the sit-ins and protests against the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) bombings on the headquarters of the CCUKPP members and the death of Zhina Amini. Activists and civil society organizations in Rojhelat call on Iranians to participate in the strike.
According to local media reports, demonstrations continued until late Friday night in Sanaa, Saqiz, Kermanshah, Ahvaz and several other Iranian cities, with security forces using tear gas and shooting to disperse the demonstrators. An intelligence commander of the Iranian army Ali Musawi was shot in the chest during clashes near Mekka mosque in Zahedan and died in hospital, IRGC reported.
At least 19 people, including security forces, were killed and 20 others injured in Friday's protests in Zahedan, Sistan, and Baluchestan Governor Hossein Modarres told IRNA.
The unrest in Iran's southern region of Sistan and Balochistan province took a violent turn. Clashes between the people and security forces resulted in many causalities when a group tried to take over the army's headquarters in Zahedan.
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