Nationwide uprising in Iran – Statement 24
NCRI – Women and youths clashed with agents of the mullahs’ dictatorship in various parts of Tehran on the fifth day of the nationwide uprising.
Tens of thousands of residents of Tehran gathered in 7 Tir Square at 18:30 (local time) and chanted “death to the dictator”.
Earlier in the afternoon, thousands of students marched from the University of Tehran to 7 Tir Square.
In a bid to break up the protestors, the regime dispatched its Revolutionary Guards, who are aboard trucks, to various parts of Tehran. There are an immense number of trucks carrying the guards, and the area resembles a war-zone. Members of the paramilitary Bassij continuously attacked the protestors to force them to disperse. The people chanted: “For as long as Ahmadinejad is around, this [protest] will continue”.
Extensive clashes broke out at 20:00 in Mirdamad-Vanak District between people and the suppressive forces, and the Bassij attacked the people there. People are heading to Vanak Square from Azadi and 7 Tir squares. They are chanting: “death to the dictator” and “valiant people, support us”, and local residents are joining their ranks, with young boys and girls at the forefront.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
June 17, 2009
