Clashes erupt between Iranian security forces and protesters marking Mahsa Amini’s death

People march down the highway toward the Aychi Cemetery, where Mahsa Amini is buried, near Saqez, Iran, on October 26, 2022. © REUTERS

Iranian security forces opened fire on protesters who massed in their thousands on Wednesday in Mahsa Amini’s hometown to mark 40 days since her death, a human rights group said.

“Security forces have shot tear gas and opened fire on people in Zindan square, Saqez city,” Hengaw, a Norway-based group that monitors rights violations in Iran’s Kurdish regions, tweeted without specifying whether there were any dead or wounded.