Skirmishes between protesters and security forces renewed in Iran against the backdrop of a second phase of demonstrations shaking the country since the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who died in police custody.
On the eve of the end of the seventh week of unrest, Chehellom memorials for the victims of the protests expanded nationwide. In Shiite Islam, the fortieth day after a person’s funeral is known as Arbaeen or Chehellom and holds religious significance.
