Protesters had gathered in Tehran following the death of a Kurdish student from Marivan, Nasrin Ghadri, who died on Saturday after being hit on the head by police, Hengaw said.
Anger in Kurdistan
Footage circulating on social media showed them throwing stones at official buildings and burning the Islamic Republic flag. Residents, including unveiled women, marched through the streets. Authorities sent reinforcements and gunshots were heard around the city after dark, Hengaw added.
The girl was summarily buried at dawn at the urging of authorities, who feared protests.
The situation in Kurdistan has been particularly tense since the death of Mahsa Amini from the town of Saghez in that province.
women at the front
The protests have grown into the largest wave of protests in the country since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Over the days, the protests for women’s freedom have turned into a movement against the Islamic regime, reaching the streets, universities and even schools despite fierce repression. Women are mounted in the forefront, bareheaded and burning their veils.
At least 186 people have died in crackdowns since September, according to a report published by the IHR on Saturday. According to the group, another protest movement in Zahedan, Sistan-Balochistan, sparked on September 30 after a police officer allegedly raped a young girl also killed 118 people.