The Iranian government has announced a three-day mourning period, Press TV reports.
It is noted that mourning was announced in connection with the death of dozens of Iranians, including representatives of the security forces, during the riots.
On January 8, protest marches were held in Iran following a call by Reza Pahlavi, heir to the 1979 overthrow of the Shah of Iran. Despite videos of large-scale and mass actions spread on social networks, Iran's Fars news agency claimed that the speeches were of a "limited" nature. Against the background of the activation of the protest movement, the Internet, mobile and landline telephones were turned off in the country.
The IRIB agency reported earlier that private property and city infrastructures were damaged during the protests. vehicles, including ambulances and city buses, were destroyed, subway stations, mosques, banks and shops were damaged. The number of victims has reached 38.
