Kufre George
Iranians are protesting in front of government buildings in a north-west Iranian city after one of the biggest nights of demonstrations.
Widespread unrest has rocked Iran since Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini died in police custody 40 days ago.
A cemetery near Kharamabad was also a flashpoint for yesterday’s protests.
Demonstrators gathered at the cemetery to mourn another young woman, Nika Shakarami, who disappeared soon after Amini’s death and has become another symbol of the protest movement.
Videos from Kharamabad showed protesters chanting anti-state slogans including “down with the dictator”, a reference to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei.
Overnight, tens of thousands of people took to the streets in major cities, as well as other places where demonstrations had subsided recently.
A Norway-based Iran Human Rights says at least 234 protesters, including 29 children, have been killed by security forces in crackdowns so far.
Iran’s leaders have portrayed the unrest as riots fomented by foreigners.
