Iranian celebrity chef 'beaten to death' by
security forces after anti-regime protests.
Verity Bowman, Ahmed Vahdat.
Iran's answer to Jamie Oliver was beaten to death by security forces after anti-regime protests, triggering a fresh wave of unrest.
Thousands marched on Saturday during the funeral for Mehrshad Shahidi, who was killed the day before his 20th birthday.
Dr Reza Taghizadeh, an Iranian affairs commentator, claimed that his death was causing a “second and even greater wave of national protests against the regime in the same way Mahsa Amini’s death did a month ago”.
Protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old who died while in custody after being arrested in Tehran for an alleged breach of Iran's strict dress rules for women, have entered their seventh week.
