The protest movement in Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini turns into chaos.At least eight people were killed during the repression of the demonstrations which multiply in Iran after the death of a young woman arrested by the morality police, according to a new report Wednesday, September 21.These nocturnal demonstrations have spread in the Islamic Republic since the announcement of the death of Mahsa Amini on Friday, to the holy city of Qom, birthplace of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who spoke on Wednesday during a event in Tehran without mentioning protests in the country.They took place in the streets of fifteen Iranian cities located in the north-west and south of the country, as well as in the capital."Unfortunately, two people were killed during yesterday's riots," said the prosecutor of Kermanshah, in the west of the country, Shahram Karami, quoted by the Fars news agency on Wednesday."We are sure it was done by counter-revolutionary agents because these people were targeted with weapons not used by Iranian law enforcement," Shahram Karami added.He also said 25 people, including some members of the police force, were injured during the protests.A Norwegian-based Kurdish advocacy group, Hengaw, said on Wednesday that two more protesters were killed in Iran overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday.For their part, the Iranian authorities reported on Wednesday a death toll of six since the start of the demonstrations.Ismail Zarei Koosha, the governor of Kurdistan - Amini's home province where the protests began - said on Tuesday that three people had been killed during protests in the province, without specifying when.Demonstrations took place overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday in 15 cities across Iran, including the capital Tehran and other major cities, according to state news agency IRNA.On the fifth night of street rallies, police used tear gas and made arrests to disperse crowds of up to 1,000 people, the agency said.Protesters blocked streets, threw rocks at security forces, set fire to police vehicles and garbage cans and chanted anti-government slogans, she added.READ ALSO Leaving Islam, but at what cost?In Iran, covering your hair is compulsory in public.The morality police further prohibit women from wearing short coats above the knee, tight pants and jeans with holes as well as brightly colored outfits, among other things.Mahsa Amini fell into a coma after her arrest and died on September 16 in hospital, according to state television and her family.Activists claim she suffered a head injury while in custody.Iranian police have dismissed the charges and an investigation has been opened.The death of the young woman sparked a wave of anger in Iran, where demonstrations broke out on Saturday in Kurdistan, then in Tehran and other regions of Iran.READ ALSO In Iran, the revolt of women unveiledOn Tuesday, the governor of Kurdistan, Ismail Zarei Koosha, quoted by the Fars news agency, reported "three deaths" during demonstrations in different localities of the province, without specifying a date.He described the deaths as “suspicious, part of a plot fomented by the enemy”.He also claimed that one of the victims was killed by a type of weapon not used by Iranian forces.Faced with the anger caused by this death, the representative of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Kurdistan, Abdolreza Pourzahabi, went to the family home of Mahsa Amini on Monday, according to the Tasnim agency.In addition to the wave of anger triggered in Iran, the announcement of the death of the young woman, whose Kurdish first name is Jhina, aroused strong international condemnation, in particular from the UN, the United States and France.Reacting to international condemnations, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani on Tuesday evening condemned what he called "foreign interventionist positions".Other video footage shows protesters hitting back at security forces by snatching tear gas canisters from law enforcement and preventing them from making arrests.One of the biggest viral trends on social media is seeing women setting their headscarves on fire.Iranian Telecommunications Minister Issa Zarepour spoke on Wednesday of the possibility of Internet access restrictions in the country during the protests "due to security concerns", he said, quoted by the Isna news agency.READ ALSO Cinema – The revenge of an Iranian womanThese demonstrations constitute “a very important shock” in Iran, “it is a societal crisis”, declared to Agence France-Presse David Rigoulet-Roze, researcher associated with Iris, specialist in Iran.“There is a disconnect between the authorities stuck on their DNA from the 1979 Islamic revolution and an increasingly secularized society.It is a whole project of society that is called into question.There is a wavering among the authorities on the procedure to follow vis-à-vis this movement, ”explained the researcher.The envoy told the family that "measures will be taken" and that Ayatollah Khamenei was "pained" by the death."As I promised the Amini family, I will follow the case to the end," he said.Abroad, the acting UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nada Al-Nashif, expressed "her concern over the death in custody of Mahsa Amini […] and the violent reaction of the security forces to the demonstrations”, and called for an “impartial and independent” investigation.READ ALSO Macron-Raïssi: the meeting that does not pass in IranOn the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, French President Emmanuel Macron said, after an interview with Iranian President Ebrahim Raïsi, that he had "insisted on respect for women's rights" in Iran.In addition, Iranian dissidents and former prisoners in Iran, including an Australian-British academic, announced Tuesday in New York the filing of a civil complaint against Ebrahim Raisi, expected Wednesday at the General Assembly of the UN. .The Iranian president is the target of this complaint, which had not yet been made public Tuesday evening 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