The parents of Mahsa Amini, whose death after her arrest by Iran’s morality police has sparked a wave of unrest, have filed a complaint against the officers involved, the family’s lawyer said Wednesday.
As the protests have flared for 12 nights, Iran’s police command vowed that security forces would confront the demonstrators “with all their might”, in a crackdown that one rights group says has already killed more than 75 people.
Amini, 22, who was visiting Tehran from Kurdistan province, died on September 16 after she had been detained for allegedly breaching Iran’s strict rules for women on wearing hijab headscarves and modest clothing.
Her bereaved family wants “a thorough investigation” and the release of “all videos and photographs” showing Amini while in custody, their lawyer Saleh Nikbakht was quoted saying by ISNA news agency.
In another escalation, Iran on Wednesday…
