Protesters clash with riot police outside the Iranian embassy in London for a second day
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Dozens of protesters in London clashed with police outside the Iranian embassy for a second day after a woman was reportedly tortured to death after she was arrested by Tehran’s vice squad for apparently wearing her hijab too loosely.
The crowd remained outside the embassy in Princes Gate, Knightsbridge, today after protests erupted on Sunday the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.
A large group of mostly men, some with Iran’s pre-revolutionary national flag, continued to demand an end to the Islamic Republic of Iran, while the police did their best to keep them at bay.
Videos posted to social media showed rockets and a metal railing being thrown at the embassy and officers as police struggled to contain the crowd.
On Monday night, a Met Police spokesman said: “Officers continue to respond to demonstrations near the Iranian embassy in Princes Gate, SW7.
‘In the afternoon of Monday, September 26, a number of protesters were involved in disorder.
One man has been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and taken into custody. The area remains an important police presence.’
In Iran, officials say 35 people have died since the protests broke out, although the number is believed to be above 40. As the clashes continue in various cities around the world.
Clashes between protesters and police continue today outside the Iranian embassy in London, following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in Iran after she was detained by the country’s vice squad.
Iran’s embassy building in Knightsbridge had paint thrown on it and windows smashed as protesters gathered outside
The protests started outside the embassy on Sunday, when 12 people were arrested and several police officers were hospitalized
Protests rage in Iran, where at least 40 people are said to have died since the unrest – mostly protesters, but also members of the Islamic Republic’s security forces (Photo: A protester in London being taken away by police)
Footage on social media showed protesters throwing a metal railing and breaching police lines (photos of a man being held on the ground)
Mahsa Amini, 22, died in police custody after being detained by Iran’s vice squad for hijab laws
Footage posted online from Sunday’s protest showed clashes erupting among the crowd.
A clip showed two officers wrestling an activist – who appeared to have broken through the police line – to the ground.
Scotland Yard said several Metropolitan police officers suffered injuries, including broken bones, during the protests, but it is believed no one was seriously injured.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said: “The scenes that happened last night were completely unacceptable. The selfish minority that tried to hijack a peaceful protest must be brought to justice.
“The right to protest is a cornerstone of our democracy, but violence and attacks on our police and communities will never be tolerated. I am in close contact with the Met commissioner and the police have my full support in pursuing those behind the disorder.
“On behalf of all Londoners, I wish all injured officers a speedy recovery and urge anyone with information about those involved to call the police anonymously at 101 or Crimestoppers.”
Commander Karen Findlay said: “We respect the right of people to protest peacefully and always work with organizers to make that possible, but we will not tolerate unprovoked attacks on our officers as we have seen today or protests that leave other communities unsafe.” to feel.
“We have officers in hospital tonight as they were attacked during what was a significant outbreak of violent disorder. We make sure they get the support they need.
“We have already made a number of arrests, but we know that there are people who have not been caught tonight who have committed serious violations.
“Over the next few days, we will use all the resources at our disposal — including camera and other footage — to identify those people and bring them to justice.”
A police officer arrests a protester outside Iran’s embassy in London earlier today as the crowd gathered for the second day
Police officers were seen preventing a crowd of protesters from attacking the embassy in Iran, while several managed to break through the line
Scotland Yard said the disorder initially erupted during Sunday’s protest in the immediate vicinity of the Iranian embassy in London before moving to Marble Arch and then to Maida Vale (pictured) where England’s Islamic center was targeted.
Protesters demonstrate outside the Kilburn Islamic Center on London’s Kilburn High Road on Sunday after the death of Mahsa Amini in an Iranian detention center
The images shared only showed angry protesters screaming and pushing at officers who had lined up outside the embassy on Sunday afternoon.
Two women are asked to leave the area after stopping to clash with protesters outside London’s Kilburn Islamic Center
Protests originally erupted in northwestern Iran at the funeral of Amini, who died after falling into a coma after her detention.
Her cousin has since said she was “tortured and insulted” before she died.
Hundreds of protesters, reformist activists and journalists have been arrested in the mostly nighttime demonstrations since the first riots broke out after Amini’s death on September 16.
According to an official toll, at least 41 people have died since the unrest, mostly protesters, but also members of the Islamic republic’s security forces, although other sources say the real number is higher.
Amini’s niece, Erfan Mortezaei, has said that on the day she was arrested, she was forced into a police van and taken to the station where she was “tortured.”
‘There is a report from the Kasra hospital’ [in Tehran] that effectively says by the time she reached the hospital she was already dead from a medical point of view,” he said Sky News.
“She suffered a concussion from a blow to the head.”
He said Amini has since become a voice of the anger of the Iranian people as revolts spread across the country.