Iran Oil Workers Join Protests as UK Sanctions Morality Cops
- Penalties target militia and police unit that sparked protests
- Unverified videos show petrochemical workers going on strike
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Fresh violence erupted in a Kurdish city in western Iran and reports emerged of oil workers joining nationwide protests that have spread since the death of a 22-year-old woman last month in the custody of the nation’s so-called “morality police.”
International pressure on Iran’s leadership also mounted on Monday, with the UK imposing sanctions on its security forces. The new sanctions target senior security officials and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in response to a heavy crackdown on the protests, which swept the country after Mahsa Amini died in custody on Sept. 16.