Protests in Iran: Khomeini’s house burned down

A group of protesters in Iran burn to the hometown of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, after two months of protests against the regime, showed the images published on Friday.

the house (today turned into a museum and located in the city of Khomein, in the western province of Markazi) was set on fire on Thursday and a jubilant crowd of protesters pastaccording to the images posted on social networks that They have been verified by AFP.

Khomeini is believed to have been born in the early 20th century in that house located in the town of Khomein, hence his surname.

Khomeini was a staunch opponent of Shah Mohamed Reza Pahlavi and had to go into exile in France, from where he triumphantly returned to the helm in 1979 the Islamic revolution.

The priest died in 1989, but continue to be admired by the religious leader who succeeded him, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

His home has been turned into a memorial museum.

The extent of the material damage is not clear.

The demonstrations in Iran began with protests over the death of the young Mahsa Amini, arrested by the morality police, and constitute in the biggest movement in the streets against the power since the 1979 revolution.

The demonstrations were motivated by the obligation for women to wear the veil covering their heads, a rule imposed by Khomeini, but the protests have led to a wider movement seeking to end the Islamic Republic.

Iranian media deny it

The Iranian official media denied on Friday that the demonstrators had set fire to the former home of the founder of the Islamic Republic.

This was stated by the Tasnim news agency, close to the Revolutionary Guard a “small” group of people protested Thursday in front of the house where the religious leader was born in 1902.

But he denied that protesters started the fire to the house transformed into a museum in honor of the religious, as the activists have announced.

the protests

Shouting “woman, life, freedom,” Iranians demonstrated along with other slogans against the Islamic RepublicIran’s clerics and supreme leader.

The protests have intensified since Tuesday, following a call by activists to commemorate the 2019 mobilisations, in which 300 people died according to Amnesty International.

In many cities of the country strikes are underwaybut it is difficult to know its scope the limitations of the internet and the lack of official information.

Even the mobilizations they are more violentwith at least two shootings against pedestrians and police forces that have caused at least 12 deaths in recent days.

Activists have denounced that the security forces have stepped up their crackdown in recent days, as the Internet returns to heavy censorship.

At least 326, of which 43 are minors, Died in the police crackdown, according to the Oslo-based NGO Iran Human Rights.

Also, so far five people were sentenced to death for their participation in demonstrations, while around 2,000 were charged with various crimes for demonstrating.

Agencies

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