The Iranian government has been accused of using heavy weapons to "crush" the protests

 The European Organization of Human Rights has accused the Iranian government of using heavy weapons to suppress the ongoing protests in Kurdish-populated areas, while dozens of people were killed in the crackdown against the protesters in the last 24 hours.

According to Arab News, the Kurdish-populated western and northwestern provinces of Iran have played a central role in the ongoing protests against the death of Mehsa Amini.

During the last few days, especially in these provinces, intense anti-government demonstrations were held.

The Norwegian human rights organization "Hengo" has said that Iranian security forces shelled protesters in Piran city, Marivan and Javanrud, the videos of which have also been posted online.

According to the organization, during the last 24 hours, 13 people were killed by the firing of security forces in the Western and North-Western provinces, of which seven are from Jawanrud, four from Piran city and two from other areas.

16-year-old Karwan Ghader Shukri is also among the dead. The security forces also opened fire when the dead body of the youth was being taken to the mosque in a crowd of people, killing one person.

Human rights organization Amnesty International has said that the death penalty is a tool for the Iranian government to intimidate citizens into not joining the protest movement.

The organization strongly condemned the death penalty, saying that this tactic is being used to instill fear among the people and is used as a tool of political repression.

On Saturday, the Iranian Human Rights Organization said that security forces have killed 378 people, including 47 children, in a crackdown on protests in favor of Mahsa Amini.

It should be noted that the government of Iran has blamed the Kurdish Iranian opposition groups in northern Iraq for inciting nationwide protests.

On Monday, Iran launched fresh missile attacks on Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq, killing an officer of the Kurdish security force Peshmerga. The United States strongly condemned the attack, calling it "illegal".