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Iran Uprising at a Glance – Day 127
Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran
Friday, January 20, 2023 – 8 PM GMT+1
- Days: 127
- Protests: 282 cities
- Fatalities: 750+ estimated deaths, 637 identified by MEK
- Detentions: 30,000
Iran’s nationwide uprising marked its 127th day on Friday, with thousands of worshipers in Zahedan, the capital of the southeastern Province of Sistan and Baluchistan, taking to the streets in a powerful anti-regime demonstration following the Friday prayer congregation in the city.
January 20 – Zahedan, southeast #Iran
Protesters chanting: "Death to the dictator!"
"Death to the IRGC!"#IranRevolution2023#مرگ_بر_ستمگر_چه_شاه_باشه_چه_رهبر pic.twitter.com/4sWQt9Qa5O— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) January 20, 2023
The protest was held despite strict security measures including checkpoints set up by the security forces, who searched vehicles for anti-regime banners and placards.
The protesters chanted, “Death to Khamenei!”, “Death to IRGC! Death to Basiji!”, “Death to the dictator!”, “I will kill those who killed my brother!”, “We don’t want a republic of executions!”, “This is the year Seyed Ali (Khamenei) is overthrown!”, “Khamenei is a murderer! His rule is illegitimate!”, “Khamenei, have some shame! Let go of the country!” and “Death to the oppressor, be it the Shah or the Leader.”
January 20 – Zahedan, southeast #Iran
Locals continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 127th day of the uprising.#IranRevolution2023#مرگ_بر_ستمگر_چه_شاه_باشه_چه_رهبر pic.twitter.com/V9HDu8GIrb— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) January 20, 2023
Also on Friday, people in the cities of Khash and Rask in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, staged anti-regime protests, chanting “Death to Khamenei,” and “death to Basiji,” and “Khamenei have some shame! Let go of the country.”
In the northern city of Babolsar, locals wrote graffiti on walls, saying, “The IRGC is the murderer of the Iranian people!”
Babolsar, northern #Iran
Protesters wrote in graffiti:
"The IRGC is the murderer of the Iranian people!"#BlacklistIRGC#مرگ_بر_ستمگر_چه_شاه_باشه_چه_رهبر pic.twitter.com/79g6N4rL3Y— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) January 20, 2023
People in the city of Galikesh in Golestan Province in the northeast, Iran demonstrated in large numbers and chanted anti-regime slogans, including: “Basij and IRGC! You are our ISIS!”
Also in Golestan Province, people in the city of Gorgan gathered to mark the 40th day of Ayda Rostami’s murder by regime security forces. Security units attacked the ceremony and arrested several protesters.
January 20 – Gorgan, northern #Iran
Locals gathered to mark the 40th day of Ayda Rostami's murder by regime security forces. Security units attacked the participants, arresting several.#IranRevolution2023#مرگ_بر_ستمگر_چه_شاه_باشه_چه_رهبر pic.twitter.com/VSwTReyK0k— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) January 20, 2023
Last night in Tabriz, the capital of the East Azerbaijan Province, northwest Iran, projected a large image of Iranian Resistance Leader Massoud Rajavi and opposition coalition NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi on a building in the city’s Sahandiyeh Square.
January 19 – Tabriz, northwest #Iran
Large image of Iranian Resistance Leader Massoud Rajavi and opposition coalition NCRI President-elect @Maryam_Rajavi projected in the city's Sahandiyeh Square.#IranRevolution2023 #FreeIran2023 pic.twitter.com/sBVlFqxKtb— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) January 19, 2023
Also last night, in Rudsar, northern Iran, defiant youth torched a base of the IRGC’s paramilitary Basij units.
January 19 – Rudsar, northern #Iran
Locals attacked a base of the regime's IRGC paramilitary Basij units.#IranRevolution2023#مرگ_بر_ستمگر_چه_شاه_باشه_چه_رهبر pic.twitter.com/FVWoHJkQ2Z— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) January 19, 2023
On Thursday evening, locals in the western Iranian city of Saqqez, Mahsa Amini’s hometown, celebrated the European Parliament’s resolution calling on the European Union to designate the IRGC as a terrorist group.
January 19 – Saqqez, western #Iran
Locals in Mahsa Amini's hometown celebrate the European Parliament's resolution calling for #BlaklistIRGC.#IRGCterrorists #مرگ_بر_ستمگر_چه_شاه_باشه_چه_رهبر pic.twitter.com/0J83NOGFG1— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) January 19, 2023
Factbox: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards: From Military Operations to Business Empire
DUBAI, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Iran’s armed forces general staff, which coordinates activities between its conventional army and the Revolutionary Guard Corps, warned the European Union on Thursday not to list the elite force as a terrorist entity, state media reported.
On Wednesday, the European Parliament called for the EU to list the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation, blaming it for the repression of domestic protesters and the supply of drones to Russia’s military engaged in Ukraine.
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Maryam Rajavi: The Long Overdue Disbanding and Designating the IRGC Is the Iranian People’s Urgent Demand, Indispensable to Regional Peace and a Prerequisite in the Fight Against Terrorism
The European Union must comply with the call of the majority of representatives of the 450 million people of Europe, put an end to the policy of appeasement by immediately designating the IRGC and sanctioning Khamenei, Raisi, and those responsible for the killings
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), welcomed the resolution adopted by the European Parliament which called on the European Union to place the IRGC, Basij and the Quds Force on the terrorist list, to ban any economic activity with these entities and sanction the regime’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, its President Ebrahim Raisi and foundations related to the IRGC, including the Mustazafin, Shahid, and Janbazan foundations.
Iran Protests Continue With IRGC in Crosshairs of European Blacklisting
Iran’s nationwide uprising is marking its 126th day on Thursday with people especially in the capital Tehran continuing their anti-regime campaign in the form of night protests. The ruling mullahs continue to seek a solution to this crisis as signs indicate that Europe is setting the regime’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in its crosshairs with new punishing measures.
Protests in Iran have to this day expanded to at least 282 cities. Over 750 people have been killed and more than 30,000 are arrested by the regime’s forces, according to sources of the Iranian opposition People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).
Farnaz Hosseinzadeh Sentenced to 4 Years of Prison and Flogging
Farnaz Hosseinzadeh was sentenced to 4 years, eight months of imprisonment, and 74 lashes by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court.
Farnaz Hosseinzadeh, 30 years old, from Tehran, and a clothing designer, was arrested by the security forces on Sattar Khan street in Tehran on October 26, 2022, during nationwide protests and taken to Evin prison. After 20 days, Farnaz Hosseinzadeh was transferred from the Ministry of Intelligence detention center, Ward 209 of Evin Prison, to Qarchak Prison. On December 24, 2022, she was temporarily released from Qarchak Prison after posting a bail of 800 million tomans.
Amazing Telethon Supports the Image and Voice of Iran’s Revolution
Society in the 21st century runs on media and news, and many observers have noted the immense role and effect that social media, radio, and TV has in our world. These mediums have shaped our modern political world, but one of the main obstacles is distinguishing truth and real fact from fiction and fabrication.
This is where true independent media plays a major role. Iranian people painted one of the most inspiring images of resistance in 2022. For more than five months, they have been protesting the regime, but they have been greatly aware that the international and overseas Persian language media outlets are not playing their role.
Arshia Takdastan Sentenced to Death
Arshia Takdastan is an 18-year-old citizen from Nowshahr, north of Iran. Arshia was born on June 13, 2004. He was accepted to the national entrance exam in electronic engineering and was scheduled to go to university from September 24, 2022. But the Revolutionary Guards-IRGC’s intelligence agents arrested him on their way to class at Nowshahr’s Azadi Square. Iran’s Judiciary has sentenced Arshia Takdastan to death.
According to the statement issued by the Revolutionary Court of Mazandaran, Arshia Takdastan has been charged with Moharebeh and Corruption on Earth. The reasons found to be committing extensive crimes against the state’s security and destroying property in ways that severely disturbed the country’s public order.
Zurich—January 17, 2023: Iranian Resistance Supporters Held an Exhibition in Support of the Iran Revolution
Davos, Switzerland—January 18, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a photo exhibition in memory of the martyrs of the nationwide Iranian Revolution.
Also, read Iran News in Brief – January 19, 2023
