Protests in Iran’s Kurdistan: Teenagers Beaten and Protesters Shot

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Demonstrations began at 10am and quickly spread across the city, erupting in 6th Bahman Street, Vakil street, the Sharifabad neighborhood, Safari, Ghafour, Ferdowsi, Hassanabad, and Madar Square.According to eyewitnesses, several protesters, including an elderly woman, were seriously injured by gunfire in Eghbal Square.— ایران وایر (@iranwire) October 8, 2022#اعتصابات_سراسری #مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/9ekh60qbEQAccording to this source, one of the special forces was killed during the clashes, but IranWire is unable to confirm this report.🎥دانشآموزان دختر معترض یکی از مدارس در شهرستان #سقز، زادگاه مهسا امینی، با سر دادن شعار اعترضات خود را آغاز کردند.#اعتصابات_سراسری #مهسا_امینی #اعتراضات_سراس pic.twitter.com/2U0kl3NKPd — ایران وایر (@iranwire) October 8, 2022But special forces attacked them and beat the girls “spitefully and violently”.The witness added that protests and roadblocks had taken place at Nashmilan Junction, the junction of the Friday prayers mosque, Shahrbani Street, Karimabad, Moalem Street, Shohada Street, Esteghlal Square, Imam Street, and Jomhouri and Kurdistan Boulevards."

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