Nov. 4 nationwide uprising – Statement 16
NCRI – November 4 demonstrations spread to other cities across the country. In Ahvaz, Students from Chamran University staged protest and chanted anti-regime slogans such as “Death to dictator,” “Don’t fear, Don’t fear, we are all together” and “No to East, no to West, just Iranian Republic.” Agents of the mullahs’ Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) operating through ‘Herasat,’ the university security, shut all the gates and prevented students leaving the premises.
Nov. 4 nationwide uprising – Statement 16
NCRI – November 4 demonstrations spread to other cities across the country. In Ahvaz, Students from Chamran University staged protest and chanted anti-regime slogans such as “Death to dictator,” “Don’t fear, Don’t fear, we are all together” and “No to East, no to West, just Iranian Republic.” Agents of the mullahs’ Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) operating through ‘Herasat,’ the university security, shut all the gates and prevented students leaving the premises.
In Khorramabad, local people demonstrated in front of the city’s Mosalla (place for prayers). In defiance of the slogans used by agents of the regime, people were chanting anti-regime slogans. The regime’s agents who had amassed in the city prevented people from filming the demonstration in fear of spread of the news of people’s protest.
Students’ gathering in Boroujerd University and people of the city were brutally attacked by Bassij paramilitary forces. Agents of the regime tried to intimidate them by taking their films and photos to be identified at a later stage.
In Tabriz, the suppressive forces including anti-riot units, plainclothes agents, and motorcyclists showed an unprecedented presence in streets. On a narrow path were crowed was pressed together they suddenly attacked and fired teargas and pepper-gas among protesters and wounded many of them. At least eight protesters including one woman were arrested. A man who was trying to help his friend was also arrested. Detainees have been transferred to a hotel where regime henchmen stayed. It is said that three of the detainees remain in critical condition due to brutal beatings.
University students in Hamedan staged a protest in a university hall. Their anti-government slogans could be heard throughout the university.
In Sistan, the suppressive forces swarmed a protest gathering at the Industrial University. Some students were arrested and taken to an unknown location.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
November 4, 2009
