Iranian authorities confirmed that Qaderi, "who was on the run and wanted by the judiciary", was shot and killed while allegedly evading arrest.
[citation needed] For the next six weeks, riots and protests erupted in Kurdish towns and villages throughout Western Iran such as Mahabad, Sanandaj, Sardasht, Piranshahr, Oshnavieh, Baneh, Bokan and Saqiz.
[1] The Iranian authorities also shut down several major Kurdish newspapers arresting reporters and editors.
The Free Life Party of Kurdistan PJAK that about 50,000 people had protested after his death on the Chuwarchira Square.
ROJ TV alleges that after he was shot, Iranian soldiers tied Ghaderi's body "to a military vehicle and dragged it through the city in a clear attempt to intimidate the population and deter further protests.