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Iran Uprising at a Glance – Day 58
As the anniversary of Iran’s November Uprising of 2019 approaches, protesters are gearing up for further showdowns with the religious dictatorship’s security forces on the streets. Wall graffiti in Iran’s cities reads: “I write Aban (Persian calendar month from 23 Oct to 22 Nov), you read Payan (Persian for the end)”, messaging the end of Ali Khamenei’s religious fascist regime.
The Aban or November 2019 uprising was initially triggered by a 50–200% increase in fuel prices, but the demonstrations quickly turned to calls for the overthrow of the government in Iran and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. As many as 1,500 Iranian protesters were killed, mostly by gunfire from security forces, in less than a week.
November 12 – Tehran, #Iran
Students of the University of Science and Culture chanting: "No to [compulsory] hijab; no to oppression!"
"Freedom and equality!"#IranRevolution#آزادی_آزادی_آزادیpic.twitter.com/1KZMzT6zRr— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) November 12, 2022
Resistance units and activists in Iran have called for the commemoration of that uprising and the 1,500 people killed by security forces in November 2019, calling for large demonstrations next week. Internationally also, there have been calls for commemoration protests in many cities, spanning from Australia to North America at the end of the month.
Demonstrations will start from high schools, universities, and bazaars and continue with neighborhood-centered gatherings to move to the main squares of cities.
In Sirjan, south-central Iran, graffiti near the local MP’s office read, “Death to the murderous MP,” in response to a call by 227 MPs demanding the execution of recently arrested protesters.
High school and university students in Tehran’s many university campuses, Babol, Sanandaj, Zahedan, and other cities, again engaged in demonstrations, rallies, sit-ins, and other protest activities today.
Protesters attacked many suppressive centers last night across Iran with Molotov cocktails, such as in Babolsar.
Babolsar, northern #Iran
Protesters set fire to a local base of the regime's oppressive IRGC paramilitary Basij Force.#IranRevolution2022#مرگ_بر_ستمگر_چه_شاه_باشه_چه_رهبر pic.twitter.com/K8QY9bP60W— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) November 12, 2022
Recently obtained footage from Sabzevar, northeast Iran, shows protesters attacking a senior judiciary official (chief prosecutor Mir Alam Seyedi) in this city. Protesters claim that regime prosecutors have signed death sentences and detentions with torture for their companions.
UPDATE: 11:00 AM CET
State-Affiliated Expert Warns Regime Officials of the “Devastating Flood of Dissent.”
“We should consider that once we fail to quell the restive population, the wave of dissent turns into a devastating flood and wouldn’t make an exception. Authorities should be careful and listen to people’s demands and opinions so that they can prevent riots and unrest, or the dangerous arm conflict between people and the government,” he said, according to the state-run Etemad online website on November 11.
“The problem is that authorities do not realize that society is completely different from what it was 20 or even five years ago, and everything evolves rapidly. The young generation does not obey the system, and the system cannot constantly.
UPDATE: 8:30 AM CET
Sistan and Baluchistan Province: Baluchis’ Uprising in Zahedan, Iranshahr, Khash, Rask, Saravan, Chabahar
On the 40th day of the massacre in Zahedan on September 30 and on the 57th day of the Iranian people’s nationwide uprising, following the Friday prayers on Friday, November 11, the Baluchis took to the streets in Zahedan, Iranshahr, Saravan, Chabahar, Rask, and Khash and continued their protests, chanting “Death to Khamenei”, “Death to Velayat-e Faqih”, “From Khash to Zahedan, I sacrifice my life for Iran,” “Death to IRGC,” “Death to Basiji,” and “We swear on the blood of those fallen that we will continue this path to the end!”
MEK Resistance Units Report From Iran’s Nationwide Protests
Protests continue to expand across Iran, and according to many observers, these demonstrations have morphed into a revolution. People call for regime change, and this wave of dissent continues despite the regime’s attempts to quash it. This is a testament to the fact that this uprising is organized.
What became evident during the current uprising is the role of the “Resistance Units” network associated with the Iranian opposition, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).
Iran’s Nationwide Uprising Enters Ninth Week
The nationwide uprising is marking its 57th day on Friday after protests resumed in many parts of the country the day before. Authorities had deployed numerous security forces to Zahedan and other cities of Sistan & Baluchestan Province in southeast Iran following a day when people across the country had voiced solidarity with the victims of this city’s massacre by the regime’s security forces on September 30.
Protests in Iran have to this day expanded to at least 219 cities. Over 550 people have been killed and more than 30,000 are arrested by the regime’s forces, according to sources of Iranian opposition People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK). The names of 368 killed protesters have been published by the PMOI/MEK.
Metro Talks to Resistance Unit Girl in Iran
The UK-based Metro.co.uk published on Thursday, November 10, a report by Kimberly Bond, containing an interview with one of the girls, a member of Resistance Units in Iran, who lead the Iranian revolution. Following is the text of this article:
In Iran’s capital city of Tehran, 18-year-old Raha is getting ready to leave her home. However, unlike other teenage girls her age across the globe, who would be busy packing their bags for a busy day of school or college, Raha is leaving to fight – taking to the street with her friends to protest against Iran’s hardline theocracy.
Iran: Citizens Take Over Streets in Sistan & Baluchestan, Day 57
On Friday, November 11, 2022, large crowds flooded the streets following the Friday Prayer across Sistan & Baluchestan province. Security forces mercilessly opened fire at citizens in Zahedan, Khash, Saravan, Sarbaz, Iranshahr, Rask, Pishin, etc. However, defiant protesters resisted and pushed back oppressive forces, and took over several Revolutionary Guards bases.
Citizens in Tehran, Khorramabad, and Sardasht commemorated slain protesters and victims of the regime’s atrocities with anti-regime slogans. “Death to Khamenei,” “This is the year of [Khamenei] overthrow,” “Death to the dictator,” and “Swearing the martyrs’ blood, we resist to the end,” citizens chanted.
3 Protesters Charged With Moharebeh for Setting Fire to Garbage Containers
On Sunday, October 30, 2022, Branch 29 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court held a hearing for Sahand Noor Mohammadzadeh, Ali Hooshmandi Fotovat, and Behdad Eskandarnejad. The three defendants were detained during recent protests in Iran.
The prosecutor’s representative said the defendants had participated in protests in Tehran on September 23, 2022. Sahand Noor Mohammadzadeh had blocked the Ashrafi Esfahani Expressway was for some time and caused traffic. He managed to block the highway by pulling out the guard rails and setting fire to garbage containers as well as car tires.
Brussels—November 10, 2022: Iranian Resistance Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran Protests
Brussels, October 25, 2022: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), simultaneously with the resolution of the Belgian Parliament in solidarity with the revolution of the Iranian people, held a rally to support the Iranian people’s uprising.
Also, read Iran News in Brief – November 11, 2022