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UPDATE: 7:30 PM CET
Following Transfer of Four Inmates to Death Row, Clashes Erupted in Karaj Prison
Today, December 17, following the transfer of four prisoners to death row for execution, prisoners of the third hall at Karaj Central Prison started protesting and chanting “Death to Khamenei” and “Death to the dictator”.
According to the sources, clashes were reported between the prisoners and guards. A number of inmates have reportedly been injured. Other accounts suggest that a number of firefighter engines and anti-riot units were dispatched to quell the unrest. The sound of shooting could be heard outside the prison. There are reports that the prisoners were shot and one person was wounded. The latter has not yet been independently confirmed.
Since the start of the conflict, all phone lines have been disconnected. More recent news indicates that the doors of the halls inside the prison were broken by the prisoners and a large number of armed forces are stationed at the prison gate. The families of the prisoners are not allowed to attend to follow up on the condition of their loved ones.
UPDATE: 2:00 PM CET
Fall of Currency Causes Alarm for Insecurity
On Saturday, December 17, the price of the US dollar exceeded 39,300 tomans. The rapid fall of the regime’s official currency exacerbates the critical crisis of the mullahs’ rule, and according to state media, the crisis has entered the “zone of anxiety”. Meanwhile, some reports from inside the country suggest that infantry and motorcycle police units in Tehran were dispatched to several currency exchange offices.
UPDATE: 8:30 AM CET
Iran Protests Continue as Brave Baluchis Take to the Streets Yet Again
The nationwide uprising in Iran marked its 92nd day on Friday, with the brave Baluchi community of Sistan & Baluchestan Province, located in southeast Iran, taking to the streets again today in line with their continuous anti-regime weekly protests held every Friday. The Baluchis’ endurance continues despite regime security forces continuing their crackdown against this long-oppressed community.
Protests in Iran have to this day expanded to at least 280 cities. Over 700 people have been killed and more than 30,000 are arrested by the regime’s forces, according to sources of the Iranian opposition People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK). The names of 580 killed protesters have been published by the PMOI/MEK.
Dr. Ayda Rostami Found Dead with a Smashed Face, Broken Arm, and Enucleated Eye
Another physician, Dr. Ayda Rostami, has been killed by security forces in Tehran. Monday, December 12, 2022, Dr. Ayda Rostami called her mother at 7 p.m. from Chamran Hospital, where she worked. She asked her mother whether she needed something to buy on her way home. But she did not return home. On Tuesday, the police station in Tehran’s Ekbatan district called the family of Dr. Ayda Rostami and told them to go to the station. There, they gave them a letter indicating that she had been killed in an accident and that they should go to the Forensics Office to receive her body.
Despite Ruthless Executions, Iran’s People Continued Their Protests and Resistance – Day 92 of Revolution
The people of Iran are fed up with the regime ruling for more than four decades over the country. The mostly young protesters do not want basic and useless reforms such as moderating the regime’s dress codes. They want the regime to be overthrown. They want a revolution.
A revolution that will save them, the coming generations, and the entire Middle East from the tyranny of this regime. The protests have changed people’s lifestyles. Spread over more than 280 cities it marked its 92nd day. Hitherto, the regime has killed more than 700 people and more than 30,000 have been arrested by its repressive forces.
Mohammad Mehdi Karami’s Life at Risk of Execution
Mohammad Mehdi Karami, 22, is a Karate champion and has several championship medals.
Mohammad Mehdi Karami has been identified by Iran’s Judiciary as the front-row defendant in the case of Ruhollah Ajmian, a Basij Force member who was killed during the protests. He was found dead on November 3, 2022, in Karaj, during a ceremony commemorating the 40th day after state security forces killed Hadis Najafi.
Mr. Karami was arrested by security forces on November 5, 2022, and beaten so hard that he fell unconscious to the ground. Government forces thought he was dead and threw his “body” outside the Nazarabad Court. But as they were leaving, they realized he was still alive. After taking him back inside, they broke his rib under torture and injured his hands and head.
Sweden, Borås – December 15, 2022: Iranian Resistance Supporters Held a Photo Exhibition, in Support of the Iran Revolution
Sweden, Borås—December 15, 2022: Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a photo exhibition in memory of the martyrs of the nationwide Iranian Revolution. This exhibition was held in the central library of the city of Borås.
Brussels: Iranian Resistance Supporters Rally, Condemning the Criminal Execution of the Young Protester, Majidreza Rahnavard—December 13, 2022
Brussels—Belgium, December 13, 2022: Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a protest rally in front of the European Commission, against the criminal execution of the young protester, Majidreza Rahnavard.
Also, read Iran News in Brief – December 16, 2022