Nationwide uprising – Ashura 9
NCRI – The Iranian regime's suppressive State Security Forces (SSF) on Saturday attacked the weekly gathering of mothers and members of families of those detained or killed during the nationwide uprising in the past few months.
The gathering was planned to be held around 17:00 local time, in Abnama Square within Tehran's Laleh Park in solidarity with protests by courageous youths and people of Iran and in memory of those killed and arrested during the anti-regime protests.
But as the SSF and plainclothes agents prevented the gathering to take place inside Laleh Park, mothers and family members gathered outside the park area and rallied on Fatemi and Karegar streets while they held up their fingers as V sign.
The agents brutally attacked mothers with batons. At least one of the mothers was wounded and many others were injured during the attack. Despite suppressive measures by the agents, the brave mothers continued their rally to the vicinity of Enqelab Square until around18:00 local time.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
December 26, 2009
