In reaction to the police brutality, residents of the city of Shadegan in Khuzestan Province on Wednesday, March 2nd clashed with the police. People were protesting the police’s recent raids across the city.
These clashes, lasting for many hours, the police were seen fleeing the scenes and people confiscating their vehicles.
During these clashes the police opened fire and killed an individual by the name of Hossein Asakere. A funeral was held on Friday, March 4th and the police, feeling threatened, had secretly surrounded the entire site.
The police then intended to arrest a number of people, to which they were responded with severe protests.