Bangladesh, Oct. 23 -- Iranian security forces have threatened the mothers and families of men and women who were shot and killed during nationwide protests in November 2019.

In a tweet, the mother of slain protester Pouya Bakhtiyari wrote that her home was raided and her personal belongings including her smartphone were confiscated.

“They thought by raiding my home and taking my mobile and personal belongings they could silence my call for justice, but they were wrong,” she wrote in a tweet on October 17.

Other family members of slain protesters wrote in their Instagram accounts that they were threatened by intelligence agents.

An Iranian reporter, Mahrokh Gholamhosseinpour, also wrote in a tweet that families of slain protesters wer...