Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Jan. 2 (LaPresse/AP) – Protests against the economic crisis in Iran are continuing. Today demonstrators took to the streets in Zahedan, in the Sistan and Baluchestan province on the border with Pakistan. Funerals were also held for several slain protesters, sparking protest marches. An online video shows attendees at the funeral of 21-year-old Amirhessam Khodayari chasing away members of the security forces. Khodayari was killed on Wednesday in Kouhdasht, more than 400 kilometers southwest of Tehran, in Iran’s Lorestan province. The video also shows Khodayari’s father denying that his son had served in the Basij volunteer force of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, as claimed by the authorities. The semi-official Fars news agency later reported that there are now doubts about the government’s statements on the matter.
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