Iran asks France to respect demonstrators and refrain from using force

 


After more than 450 people were detained and almost as many police officers were hurt during protests over pension reforms, Iran urged France on Friday to pay attention to demonstrators and refrain from using force.

In the most violent demonstration in a three-month uprising over President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the retirement age, protesters and French police officers fought on Thursday.

The foreign ministry spokesperson for Iran, Nasser Kanani, tweeted, "The French government must communicate to its people and listen to their opinions.

We oppose riots or damage, but we insist that you should listen to your people and abstain from using violence against them rather than wreaking havoc in other nations.

Kanani was alluding to criticism of Iran's response to months-long demonstrations brought on by Mahsa Amini's murder after the 22-year-old was arrested for allegedly breaking the Islamic Republic's stringent dress code for women, which also included condemnation from France.

Numerous security officers were among the hundreds of fatalities, and others were detained in connection with what Iranian officials claimed as "riots" instigated by Israel and the West.

As a result of Iran's response to the protest movement, which was mostly spearheaded by women, the United States, Britain, and the European Union have slapped many rounds of sanctions on the country.

Kanani stated that such "violence contradicts sitting on the chair of morality lessons and preaching to others," adding that "those who sow the wind reap the whirlwind."

Gerald Darmanin, the interior minister for France, reported on Friday that 457 individuals had been detained and 441 members of the security forces had been hurt during the protests the day before.

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