DUBAI, (Reuters) – Demonstrators shouted slogans denouncing Iran’s supreme leader in the restive southeast of the country yesterday, while a human rights group said at least 100 detained protesters were facing possible death sentences.
There have been demonstrations across the country against the clerical leadership since mid-September after the death in detention of a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman arrested for wearing “inappropriate attire” under Iran’s strict Islamic dress code for women.
“Death to the dictator, death to Khamenei!” protesters chanted in reference to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a social media video said to be from Zahedan, capital of Sistan-Baluchistan province. Reuters could not verify the footage.
