Thousands of protesters have been charged in the capital Tehran during the seventh week of protests in Iran. This was reported by the Iranian news agency Irna on Monday. They have to appear in court because they are said to have played an important role during the demonstrations against the Islamic regime.
The people who have to answer to the court are suspected of “sabotage, violence and murder against law enforcement and setting fire to public property.” The trials will take place this week.
The Iranian regime wants the charges to end protests in the country that have been going on for seven weeks. The protests sparked the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was arrested in September for not following the Islamic dress code. She died in detention a few days after her arrest.
On Saturday, Houssein Salami, the head of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran’s elite military corps, said it would be “the last day of the protest” and that strict action would be taken against protesters from now on. “This rebellion will end badly for you.” At least 270 people have been killed and at least 14,000 arrested since the protests began, according to Iranian human rights groups.