Anti-regime protests in Iran do not subside . And the repression of protesters is getting tougher, who have continued to take to the streets uninterruptedly since September, when the death of Mahsa Amini , killed during a police detention because she didn't wear the veil correctly, triggered the revolt against the Tehran authorities , giving new strength to the demand for greater rights and freedoms.
The Iranian news agency of human rights activists (Hrana) estimates that more than 500 protesters have lost their lives during the protests. The number of prisoners is between 14,000 and 16,000.
And the sad end of Saha Etebari, a 12-year-old girl who was shot and killed at a police checkpoint while in the car with her parents, causes a stir all over the world.
For his part, the Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi , referring to the anti-government protests that are ravaging the country, confirms Tehran's hard line: " We will not show mercy to the enemies" , declared Raisi, branding as a mere "disturbance" the protests unleashed after the death of Amini.
Meanwhile, the dispute has a new symbolic face: it is Sara Khadim al-Sharia , the chess champion who challenged the ayatollahs by playing at the World Cup in Kazakhstan without wearing the hijab, the obligatory veil.
And Italy is also moving: Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has summoned the Iranian ambassador-designate for an interview . The ambassador has not yet presented his credentials to the Quirinale, but the seriousness of the situation in Iran has led the government to take this step, the Farnesina reports.
(Unioneonline/lf)
