Nationwide protests continue to grow as rights groups accuse authorities of cracking down on demonstrators
Iranian security forces have clashed with protesters staging a sit-in at Tehran’s grand bazaar, firing teargas and expelling demonstrators as the nationwide protest movement continued to grow in its 10th day.
The violence on Tuesday at a location that carries historical symbolism as an activist hub during the country’s 1979 revolution comes as rights groups accuse authorities of cracking down on protesters.
At least 35 people have been killed in clashes surrounding the protests – which began over the state of the economy and rising prices – and more than 1,200 others arrested by security forces, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists news agency (HRNA).
In one instance, in Illam province, south-west of Tehran, video showed security forces in riot gear streaming into a hospital in search of protesters.
