On Sunday, September 15, on the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death, which sparked nationwide protests in 2022, her family is not permitted to leave their home.
Close relatives of Mahsa Amini‘s family reported that “this morning, the Ministry of Intelligence contacted Amjad Amini, informing him that if he or his wife leaves the house, they will be arrested.”
Previously, the Amini family had planned to hold a memorial for the second anniversary of their daughter’s death, which occurred while in the custody of the morality police, at the Aychi cemetery on September 15.
Government agents informed the Amini family that “they do not have the right to leave their home.”
Reports indicate that “a significant number” of plainclothes officers are currently stationed outside the Amini family’s residence, and the family members are not allowed to leave.
It is said that government security forces are also present throughout the city of Saqqez, and “even garbage bins have been removed to prevent protesters from setting them on fire.”
A checkpoint has been set up in the Ghough area, which provides access to the Aychi cemetery, where Mahsa Amini was buried. Every person attempting to pass is interrogated, and some are not allowed to proceed.
In the days leading up to the second anniversary of the nationwide protests that began with Mahsa Amini’s death in the custody of the morality police in 2022 and lasted for months, reports have indicated that several people have been arrested in Kurdistan.
On Saturday, September 14, news also emerged that access to the Aychi cemetery has been restricted.
At the same time, on Saturday, various sources reported that security forces had released water from the “Cheragh Veys” dam into the Saqqez riverbed, just as they did last year, blocking some of the access routes to the Aychi cemetery and Mahsa Amini’s grave.
A large number of political and civil activists, as well as various parties, have issued calls for a general strike in the cities of Kurdistan province and other cities in Iran on Sunday, coinciding with the anniversary of Mahsa (Jina) Amini’s death in the custody of the morality police.
Images and videos shared on social media show that merchants and shopkeepers in Kurdish-majority cities went on strike on the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death.
According to reports, today, Sunday, September 15, 2024, businesses in the cities of Sanandaj, Saqqez, Divandarreh, Mahabad, and Bukan are on strike.
These strikes have taken place despite threats and the increased security measures in Kurdish-majority cities in recent days.
