An important religious scholar of Iran has called for media freedom while giving a statement in support of the mass protests against Mehsa Amini's assassination.
According to the French news agency AFP, Iranian religious scholar Ayatollah Javad Alavi Boroujerdi has said that people have the right to criticize the leader of the Muslim community, whether the criticism is justified or not.
Addressing the government of Iran, Ayatollah Javad Alvi Boroujerdi said that 'the people are saying something and they do not agree with what you are doing.'
Dozens of people, including members of the security forces, have been killed during nationwide protests following the killing of a Kurdish Iranian woman, Mehsa Amini.
Ayatollah Jawad Alvi further said that the media should be free and different views should be allowed to be expressed on the official television channel.
He said that some people are being arrested since last month and those who are still in jail should be treated leniently.
Earlier on September 26, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Nouri Hamdani, an important supporter of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, also demanded the government to listen to the demands of the people.
A few days ago, a schoolgirl in Ardabil, Iran, was tortured and killed by the security forces for refusing to sing a song in support of the government.
During a raid on a school on October 13, security forces tortured 16-year-old Asra Panahi and other girls. Several girls were taken to the hospital while several were arrested but the hostages succumbed to their injuries.
Iranian authorities have not claimed responsibility for the hostage-taking's death. On the other hand, a person claiming to be a relative of Asra Panahi said on state TV that "his death occurred due to a heart problem."
Human rights organizations say that more than 200 people, including 27 children, have been killed so far during the crackdown on protesters in Iran.
