Gatherings, clashes and arrests of demonstrators in various parts of Tehran
NCRI – According to the Social Headquarters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) inside the country, hundreds of Tehran residents gathered at Ebn Babuyeh cemetery, south of the capital, to pay tribute to the martyrs of July 21, 1952 uprising. The Iranian regime’s suppressive forces surrounded the area where people had gathered, while other parts of the cemetery were cordoned in order to prevent others from joining the crowd.
In Haft-e Tir (Rezaiha) Square, one of the main gathering spots in Tehran, the suppressive forces searched people and confiscated mobile phones. A number of people were wounded or arrested during clashes with the clerical regime’s forces. A woman was badly beaten by agents and taken away in a car to an unknown location while she was still bleeding. Another brave woman was detained by 15 agents after she slapped one of the regime’s agents in the face.
Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stationed around Al-Javad Mosque, near Rezaiha Square, arrested whoever they deemed to be suspicious. At least 10 people were reportedly arrested. The detainees were first taken inside the mosque and then transferred to other detention centers or prisons. The number of suppressive forces confronting today’s demonstration was far greater than previous instances. The agents were positioned on streets close to each other.
A group of people also demonstrated outside the state-run television offices in Jam-e Jam Street this afternoon.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
July 21, 2009