Iran: Death Toll Mounts, International Outrage Grows on Day 10 of Hijab Uprising

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Protests continued across Iran on Sunday night despite promises by the regime to "deal decisively with those who oppose the country's security and tranquility" and take "decisive action without leniency."
42% : On the evening of September 25, in Tehran, at least in 10 districts, including Narmak, Sadeghieh, Hafthauz, Ekbatan, Sattar Khan, and Shariati Highway, rebellious youth confronted a large number of Revolutionary guards and forced them to flee.
42% :"Death to Khamenei" refers to the theocratic Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
41% : "Furthermore, we expect Iran to clarify the number of deaths and arrested, release all non-violent protesters, and provide due process to all detainees," Borrell said.
40% : A growing number of foreign governments and organizations are denouncing Iran's crackdown on protesters, most recently including European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, who on Sunday called on Iran to halt its "unjustifiable and unacceptable" use of force against demonstrators, restore "the free flow of information," and thoroughly investigate the death of Mahsa Amini.
40% : ""U.N. member states must go beyond toothless statements, hear the cries for justice from victims and human rights defenders in Iran, and urgently set up an independent U.N. investigative mechanism," urged AI Middle East and North Africa director Heba Morayef.
38% : In Shariati Street in Tehran, a large propaganda billboard of the regime and a motorcycle of the repressive forces were set on fire by the rebellious youth.
38% :Iran also summoned the Norwegian ambassador to complain about the "interventionist stance" taken by the Iranian-born speaker of the Norwegian parliament, Masud Gharahkani.
37% : Demonstrators chanted, "Death to Khamenei, death to the dictator," "Death to Basiji, have no fear, we are all together," "Noble Iranians, support, support," and "We will fight, we will die, and we will take back Iran."
32% :Iran on Sunday summoned the British ambassador to complain about the "hostile character" of coverage of the protests from Persian language media headquartered in London.
29% : "We've seen Iran disregarding human rights time and time again, now we see it with the death of Mahsa Amini and the crackdown on protests," Trudeau said.
23% : The opposition National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) said protests continued "despite the security forces' onslaught and brutal repression," with marches in major cities across the country, including the capital city of Tehran:
10% : In Tehran, the students at the University of Tehran protested on campus and chanted, "We will fight, we will die, and we will take back Iran."

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