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iranwire – Families of Iranians killed during the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom protests gathered at a cemetery on Sunday to commemorate their loved ones and protest deteriorating economic conditions on the eve of the traditional Yalda Night celebration.
The families gathered at Beheshti Mohammadi Cemetery in Sanandaj, holding placards and chanting slogans about economic hardship.
“No to empty tables,” protesters chanted, according to reports from the gathering, linking their demands for justice with the widespread economic struggles facing ordinary Iranians.
The families blamed the Islamic Republic for a deepening economic crisis marked by high inflation, unemployment, and poverty.
The demonstration connected their grief over lost relatives with broader dissatisfaction over living conditions in Iran.
The timing of the protest carried symbolic weight, taking place on one of Iran’s most significant cultural occasions.
Yalda Night, celebrated on the winter solstice, traditionally brings Iranian families together to feast and mark the longest night of the year.
The 2022 protests erupted after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish woman from nearby Saqqez, who died in police custody after being arrested for allegedly violating Iran’s mandatory hijab rules.
The demonstrations spread nationwide under the slogan Woman, Life, Freedom and represented the most serious challenge to Iran’s government in years.
