19-year-old Siavash Alak stabbed to death by Basij members in Mahabad; protests and general strike follow

Siavash Alak, a 19-year-old Kurdish man, was repeatedly stabbed by a Basij member during an attack by a group of Basij members in Mahabad on 1 July and died; three other civilians were wounded. Protesters gathered outside Imam Khomeini hospital and were dispersed violently, most shops closed in a general strike on 2 July, and his funeral drew a large crowd chanting slogans, Hengaw reported.