Iran reroutes airplane carrying footballer’s spouse, blames UK over unrest

Iran rerouted a airplane carrying the relations of former soccer crew captain Ali Daei, who supplied his assist to anti-government protests following the demise of Mahsa Amini in morality police custody, to cease them from leaving the nation.

Dubai,UPDATED: Dec 27, 2022 07:49 IST

Ali Daei had supported anti-hijab protests towards the regime. (Photo: AFP)

By Reuters: Iranian authorities rerouted a flight sure for Dubai on Monday and prevented the spouse and daughter of former nationwide soccer crew captain Ali Daei, who has supported anti-government protests, from leaving the nation, state media reported.

Amid a concerted clampdown, Tehran additionally mentioned the arrests in Iran of residents linked to Britain mirrored its “destructive role” within the greater than three months of unrest.

People from throughout Iran’s social spectrum have joined one of the crucial sustained challenges to the nation’s ruling theocracy for the reason that 1979 Islamic Revolution, relying closely on social media platforms – which the federal government is attempting to close down – to organise and unfold information of demonstrations.

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A service that might assist Iranians circumvent web restrictions is Starlink, a satellite-based broadband service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Musk mentioned on Monday that the corporate was getting near having 100 lively Starlink satellite tv for pc receivers inside Iran.

Meanwhile, Daei’s spouse was banned from travelling overseas, Iran’s judiciary mentioned, after authorities ordered the Mahan Air airplane she had been a passenger in to land on Iran’s Kish Island within the Gulf.

“I really don’t know the reason for this. Did they want to arrest a terrorist?” Daei informed semi-official information company ISNA.

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After he voiced assist for the protests on social media, authorities this month shut down a jewelry store and a restaurant he owned.

The protests had been triggered by the September 16 demise in detention of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian held for carrying “inappropriate attire” underneath Iran’s strict Islamic costume code for girls.

Iran has accused Western nations, Israel and Saudi Arabia of fomenting the unrest, allegations accompanied by arrests of dozens of twin nationals, a part of an official narrative designed to shift blame away from the Iranian management.

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Asked by a reporter to touch upon Sunday’s announcement of the arrest of seven individuals linked to Britain, Iran’s overseas ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani mentioned: “Some countries, especially the one you mentioned, had an unconstructive role regarding the recent developments in Iran.

“Their position was completely damaging and incited the riots.”

The British overseas ministry had mentioned it was searching for additional info from Iranian authorities on the reported arrests.

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Rights group HRANA says about 18,500 individuals have been arrested throughout the unrest. Government officers say most have been launched.

Besides arrests, authorities have imposed journey bans on dozens of artists, legal professionals, journalists and celebrities for endorsing the protests.

HRANA additionally mentioned that as of December 25, 507 protesters had been killed, together with 69 minors, in addition to 66 members of the safety forces.

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Dec 27, 2022