MESOP MIDEAST WATCH : 2 Hours ago – Security Forces Open Fire At Protesters In IRAN

Iran Protests  8-10-22 – Iranian security forces opened fire at protesters in two Kurdish cities on Saturday amid nationwide protests that started at universities in the morning and are continuing on streets.

“Live network data show that internet has been cut in #Sanadaj, Kurdistan Province, Iran, amid reports of new killings during protests over the death of #MahsaAmini; meanwhile, national mobile disruptions are again in effect,”

@netblocks confirmed Saturday amid #IranProtests2022.

“Security forces are shooting at the protesters in Sanandaj and Saqqez,” said the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, a Kurdish rights group. The widely followed 1500Tavsir Twitter account also reported shootings at protesters in the two western Kurdish cities.

Hengaw also published a video of a driver who was shot dead by security forces just because he was showing his protest with a long honk.

High school students in Sanandaj have joined the demonstrations, chanting, “Women, Life Liberty” while there was also a general strike in the city with all shops closed.

Oslo-based organization Iran Human Rights said on Saturday that at least 185 people have been killed in the uprising ignited by the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. The NGO added that about 20 of the killed were minors.