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Unrest in Eslamshahr, Great Tehran
Today, locals in Eslamshahr, near the country’s capital gathered outside the Electricity Department to protest 8 hours of continuous power outages. They chanted “death to the dictator!”
August 14 – Eslamshahr, near Tehran, #Iran
Locals are protesting eight-hour blackouts and people are heard chanting:
"Down with the dictator!" in reference to regime dictator Ali Khamenei.#IranProtests pic.twitter.com/XOCMrcxzLJ— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) August 14, 2021
August 14 – Eslamshahr, near Tehran, #Iran
More scenes of locals are protesting eight-hour blackouts. People are heard chanting:
"We’re going nowhere and staying put!” as they demand answers and the problem resolved.#IranProtestspic.twitter.com/6iAdCmo8ZB— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) August 14, 2021
UPDATE: 8:00 AM CEST
Iran: The staggering Coronavirus death toll surpasses 360,600
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced on Friday, August 13, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 547 cities exceeds 360,600. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 84,746, Isfahan 24,260, Khorasan Razavi 22,585, Khuzestan 22,671, Mazandaran 14,000, West Azerbaijan 12,933, Fars 12,552, Gilan 11,845, Sistan and Baluchestan 10,625, Alborz 10,578, Qom 10,485, Kerman 9,068, Golestan 8,575, Hamedan 7,348, Central Province 7,153, Yazd 6,303, Kurdistan 5,827, Semnan 5,590, Ardabil 4,380, Bushehr 4,169, Qazvin 4,039, and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 2,890.
The massive death toll results from the predatory and criminal policies of a regime that only thinks of preserving its disgraceful rule and cares not for the Iranian people’s lives and health. #HelpIran
— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) August 13, 2021
Only the overthrow of the mullahs’ regime and the establishment of democracy and popular sovereignty in #Iran can put an end to this disaster. #HelpIran
— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) August 13, 2021
Why Khamenei Suddenly Afraid of the COVID-19 Spread in Iran
Iran: Anti-Regime Protests in Tehran, Other Cities
Electricity blackouts in downtown Tehran on Thursday night triggered anti-regime protests, with citizens going on rooftops and chanting anti-regime slogans. Videos posted on social media show the protesters chanting, “Down with [regime supreme leader Ali] Khamenei,” “Down with the mullahs’ regime,” and “The regime’s leader is a disgrace.”
Iran: Raisi’s Weak Cabinet, but Specialized in Repression
Read more: Iran News in Brief – August 13, 2021
