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Bassij commanders voice fears and confess to extensive protests and clashes in Tehran

Sample ImageJune 2010 Uprising – 11

NCRI – In a confidential document, commanders of the paramilitary Bassij Force confessed to the breadth of protests and clashes on June 12. Hit and runs occurred in various locations of Tehran.

Among other things, the report refers to protest acts by people including in Tehran, Sharif, Science and Technology and Arts universities as well the vicinities, in addition to the streets of Azadi, Azarbaijan, Khoush, Navab, Amir-Abad, Molla Sadra, Karimkhan, Vali Asr Square and Vali Asr intersection, Enqelab Square and Enqelab Street, Ferdowsi Square and Ferdowsi Street, Fisher-Abad, Vanak Square, Towhid Square, and Palestine Square. The report also mentions that people set tires ablaze in order to neutralize the effects of tear gas in several parts of the city, including Shahrak-e Gharb.

The internal document also refers to the protest act at Rasht University as well as its suppression by the clerical regime’s forces, in addition to graffiti writing in various cities, including Bushehr and towns in the province of Mazandaran, and protest acts and distribution of pamphlets in Shiraz.

Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
June 12, 2010