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Iran Uprising at a Glance – Day 149
Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran
Saturday, February 11, 2023 – 8 PM GMT + 1
- Days: 149
- Protests: 282 cities
- Fatalities: 750+ estimated deaths, 647 identified by MEK
- Detentions: 30,000
Iran’s nationwide uprising marked its 149th day on Saturday as people across the country continued their anti-regime protests with nightly campaigns of chanting slogans against the mullahs’ dictatorship. Protesters in Tehran and different cities shouted anti-regime slogans against the entire regime apparatus, from Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), to the paramilitary Basij units.
February 11 – Tehran, #Iran
Protesters torched a pro-regime propaganda banner.#IranRevoIution #مرگ_بر_ستمگر_چه_شاه_باشه_چه_رهبر pic.twitter.com/Wz9XHvsAcF— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) February 11, 2023
Last night the MEK-affiliated Resistance Units carried out 44 anti-regime actions to mark the 44th anniversary of the 1979 anti-monarchic revolution.
In the capital, Tehran, Iran protesters torched a pro-regime propaganda banner.
In Eslamshahr, Tehran Province, protesters set on fire pro-regime propaganda banners and posters.
Eslamshahr, Tehran Province, #Iran
Protesters are torching pro-regime propaganda banners and posters.#IranRevoIution #مرگ_بر_ستمگر_چە_شاە_باشه_چە_رهبر pic.twitter.com/7m63wj6nQO— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) February 11, 2023
In Karaj, west of Tehran, a brave woman torched a pro-regime hanging.
In Saveh, south of Tehran, a brave protester wrote in graffiti: “Death to Khamenei! Damned be Khomeini!” “February 2023”
February 10 – Karaj, west of Tehran, #Iran
A brave woman is seen torching a pro-regime propaganda poster.#IranRevolution #مرگ_بر_ستمگر_چه_شاه_باشه_چه_رهبر pic.twitter.com/PYFjFt7zpN— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) February 11, 2023
In Qazvin, northwest Iran, locals chanted anti-regime slogans early Saturday morning local time, including”Death to the oppressor! Be it the Shah or [Khamenei]!”
Workers of a copper mine in the city of Sirjan of Fars Province in south-central Iran were on strike today. They were protesting paycheck delays that have continued for months and their inadequate insurance pensions that are depriving themselves and their families of the healthcare they need and deserve.
Saveh, south of Tehran, #Iran
Brave protester writes in graffiti:
"Death to Khamenei! Damned be Khomeini!"
"February 2023"#IranRevoIution #مرگ_بر_ستمگر_چە_شاە_باشه_چە_رهبر pic.twitter.com/IxVSb5iksY— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) February 11, 2023
On Friday night, locals in Tehran’s Bagh-e-Feyz, Afsariyeh, Enghelab (Revolution) Square, and other districts, along with people in the cities of Mashhad, Karaj, Sanandaj, Bandar Abbas, Kerman, Kermanshah, Qazvin, and Fardis began chanting anti-regime slogans despite the extremely cold winter conditions. The slogans included:
“Death to the dictator!”
“Death to Khamenei!” Damned be Khomeini!”
“This is the year Seyed Ali (Khamenei) is overthrown!”
“Death to [regime agents]!”
“Khamenei, you murderer! We will bury you!”
“Mullahs must get lost!”
UPDATE: 1:30 PM CET
Germany Sees Increase in Iranian Spying Since Protests – Welt Am Sonntag
BERLIN, Feb 11 (Reuters) – The German government has acknowledged an increase in spying by Iranian intelligence agents on exiled Iranians living in Germany since the start of mass protests last year, Welt am Sonntag newspaper reported on Saturday.
Nationwide unrest triggered by the death of a young woman detained by Iranian morality police last year has led to “increasing indications of possible spying on opposition events and individuals” in Germany, the federal government said in response to an information request from the far-left Linke Party.
“Opposition groups and individuals (…) are considered by the rulers in Iran as a threat to the continued existence of the regime,” the government said in its response.
UPDATE: 8:30 AM CET
Iran’s Balochis Relaunch Anti-regime Protests as Uprising Continues
Locals in different cities across Sistan & Baluchestan Province are continuing their anti-regime protests following weekly prayers that have become a major thorn in the side of the mullahs. Zahedan, the capital of this restive province, alongside cities in Iran’s Kurdish regions, has become a beacon for protesters across the country and a symbol of the ongoing Iran revolution protests. Protesters in various Baloch cities are constantly voicing anti-regime slogans targeting the entire regime apparatus, from Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), to the paramilitary Basij units that are on the ground suppressing the peaceful demonstrators.
Sarvnaz Chitsaz: Iranian Women Want to Change the Entire Regime
On Tuesday, February 7, 2023, the Parliamentary Committee for a Democratic Iran (CPID) held a conference in the French National Assembly to review the situation in Iran. Members of parliament and famous French and international personalities were in attendance and declared their support for the Iran uprising and Iranian Resistance.
Mrs. Sarvnaz Chitsaz, the Chair of the Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, was among the speakers who addressed the conference. The text of the remarks by Ms. Sarvnaz Chitsaz on the role of women in Iran’s recent uprising follows:
1979 Revolution: Iranian Women Take a Stride Forward
The anniversary of the 1979 Revolution which toppled the Shah’s monarchic regime in Iran, is a reminder of Iranian women’s extensive role and impact in that era which is considered a leap forward in the history of the struggles of Iranian women. The widespread participation of Iranian women in recent uprisings is reminiscent of their role during the 1979 revolution against the monarchic dictatorship in Iran. The current uprising and the leading role of women in it, is a continuation of their participation in the 1979 Revolution and in fact prior to that.
Iranian and Western historians who have studied the social and political developments in Iran during the past 150 years attest that patriarchal historians have often overlooked Iranian women’s heroism, registering and documenting very little.
A Lawyer, Dr. Maryam Arvin, Is Laid To Rest After Suspicious Death
Dr. Maryam Arvin was laid to rest today, Friday, February 10, 2023, four days after her suspicious death. Her funeral was held in Sirjan, Kerman province, in southern Iran. Maryam Arvin, a lawyer, passed away two months after being released from prison, the Kerman Lawyers Association announced on February 7. The statement did not specify the reason for Maryam Arvin’s death.
Maryam Arvin was arrested on November 26, 2022, during a court session in Sirjan. The presiding judge ordered her arrest for doing her professional work of defending her client.
Iran – Shah and Mullahs Agree on One Thing: No Freedom!
In recent times, as Iran is rocked by protests and many citizens risk their lives to free the country from a medieval regime and secure a bright future for future generations, a strange phrase has emerged on social media that was previously not present in Iran’s political culture. This phrase is “the sedition of 1979,” referring to the people’s revolution in 1979 that brought an end to the monarchical dictatorship in Iran. It is being used by the remnants of that Pahlavi who fled the country after the revolution.
The strange aspect of this term is its coincidence with the term used by the current mullah-led regime in Iran to describe the people’s uprising in 2009 following a fraudulent election. After brutally suppressing the people, they labeled the protests “the sedition of 2009.”
Gothenburg, Sweden: Commemoration of the Anniversary of the Epic of February 8, 1982, the Martyrdom of MEK Leaders
Gothenburg, Sweden—February 8, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians, supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a rally commemorating senior leaders of the MEK, Mousa Khiabani, and Ashraf Rajavi, killed by the Iranian regime Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) on February 8, 1982. Both were political prisoners before the 1979 revolution.
Sydney, Australia—February 8, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution
Sydney, Australia—February 8, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians, supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a rally in solidarity with the nationwide Iranian Revolution. The Iranian community in Sydney has expressed its support for their rising compatriots and pledged to continue to call for freedom and democracy in Iran.
Zurich, Switzerland—February 7, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution
Zurich, Switzerland—February 7, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians, supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a rally and book exhibition in solidarity with the nationwide Iranian Revolution. The Iranian community in Zurich has expressed its support for their rising compatriots and pledged to continue to call for freedom and democracy in Iran. Additionally, MEK supporters honored the martyrs of the nationwide uprisings. According to MEK reports, over 750 protesters have been killed so far.
Also, read Iran News in Brief – February 10, 2023