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UPDATE: 9:50 PM CET
Iran Uprising at a Glance – Day 51
Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran
Saturday, November 5, 2022 – 8 PM CET
- Days: 51
- Protests: 214 cities
- Fatalities: 500+ estimated deaths, 356 identified by MEK, over 50 teenagers
- Detentions: 25,000+
Yesterday’s massacre in the Sistan and Baluchistan city of Khash included many teenagers as protesters expressed outrage at the regime. Over 20 protesters were reported to have been killed by gun shots and otherwise during the Khash demonstration yesterday, and over 60 were wounded, some seriously. Protesters chanted “For every one person killed, one thousand are in line.”
Youth neighborhood groups have once again issued calls for protests in different areas of the capital and other cities. Resistance units and youth have said many times that they will remain in the streets until the overthrow of the regime. The calls for protests are in memory of protesters killed in previous demonstrations and for those killed in the southeastern city of Khash on November 4.
The fearless presence of women and youth in the streets and their flash presence in various neighborhoods has exasperated the security forces who are seen in some videos aimlessly running around to confront protesters. Security forces are stretched thin by the uprising’s tactics and are exhausted after long hours of deployment.
Strikes in Kurdistan and Khash in the southeast continued. University and high school students throughout Iran mounted anti-regime demonstrations on campuses.
November 5 – Tehran, #Iran
High school students of the capital's Bagh-e Feyz district protesting and chanting:
"Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!"#IranRevolution#آزادی_آزادی_آزادی pic.twitter.com/BdFKdtyOYo— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) November 5, 2022
In a bid to clamp down on the expanding and ferocious uprising against the regime, its judiciary and security officials announced the arrest of several protesters as leaders in the uprising and with ties to the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) in Mazandaran (north), Fars (south-central), and Yazd (central Iran). Deputy representative of regime Ali Khamenei in the city of Birjand, a cleric by the name of Hossein Tayebifar, was quoted by the state-run news agency, IRNA, as saying today, “50 of the leaders of the riots in the country were from the MEK.” The regime’s boastful claims ignore and hide its apprehension of an escalating uprising and expanding resistance units all over Iran.
Uprising Updates
- Arak – Protesters demonstrated and chanted “Death to the dictator!”
- Marivan – Roadblocks and bonfires on the streets to prevent attacks by security forces.
- Karaj – Customary nighttime chants have begun with “Death to the dictator!”
- Sanandaj – Bonfires on the streets as protesters chant “Death to the dictator!”
- Neyshabur, northeast Iran – Protests against the regime on the 51st night of the uprising with chants of “Death to the dictator!”
- Ahvaz – Protesters torched a statue of former IRGC Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani.
- Saqqez – Protesters out in the streets demonstrating against the regime.
- Yazd – Large poster of Ali Khamenei torched in the city.
November 5 – Neyshabur, northeast #Iran
Locals continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 51st night of the uprising while chanting:
"Death to the dictator!"#IranRevolution2022#آزادی_آزادی_آزادی pic.twitter.com/R9ZZtfHR5a— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) November 5, 2022
UPDATE: 8:30 PM CET
We Identified 50 Leaders of Protests Who Were MEK Members, Official Says
Hossein Tayabifar, deputy of the regime’s Supreme Leader’s representative at the IRGC said that security forces have identified 50 of the protest leaders who belong to the Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization.
Addressing a meeting in Birjand, Tayebifar warned: “If we do not stand by the state and our martyrs and if we fail to fulfill our duty toward the leadership, thugs will become more active and harm people’s lives and property.”
State-run Tabnak website quoted him as adding: “About 50 of the leaders identified in the country’s recent riots were hypocrites (regime’s phrase to smear the MEK in Iran’s society).
UPDATE: 8:30 AM CET
Intense Protests in Sistan & Baluchestan, Other Parts of Iran
Iran’s nationwide uprising is now marking its 50th day on Friday following an intense day of intense protests by people in different cities across the country.
Protests in Iran have to this day expanded to at least 213 cities. Over 500 people have been killed and more than 25,000 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 324 killed protesters have been published by the PMOI/MEK.
Angry Protests, 40-Day Memorials Mark Day 50 of Iran Uprising
Day 50 of Iran uprising was marked by angry protests and 40-day memorials. On Day 50 of Iran uprising, Friday, November 4, 2022, the people of Isfahan gathered in Bagh-e Rezvan Cemetery to commemorate Shirin Alizadeh on the 40th day after her death. The 35-year-old mother of a 7-year-old child, Shirin Alizadeh was shot in the face when filming the repressive forces from a passing car.
Security forces had blocked the roads to the cemetery since early morning, however, they could not prevent the gathering. The crowd of protesters chanted, “Every one person killed has 1,000 behind him/her.” Security forces used sound grenades and pellet guns and fired tear gas at the participants.
Iran: Protests Continue Despite Khash Massacre – Day 50
On Friday, November 4, 2022, citizens resumed protests across Iran. Thousands of worshippers rallied in mosques of Khash, Zahedan, Saravan, Rask, Suran, Sarbaz, Iranshahr, and other cities in Sistan & Baluchestan. However, as in previous weeks, the Friday Prayer turned into anti-regime demonstrations.
“Death to Khamenei,” “Death to the dictator,” “This is the year of [Khamenei] overthrow,” “Death to the regime’s principle,” and “Mullahs must get lost,” widely chanted by protesters.
No Treatment for Injured Inmates After Evin Prison’s Attack
Three weeks after the brutal attack on Evin Prison, some of the injured inmates are deprived of medical treatment. Luqman Aminpour, Meysam Dehbanzadeh, and Parsa Golshani are among these injured prisoners.
Political prisoner Meysam Dehbanzadeh, 29, was shot by a pellet gun during the attack on Evin Prison on October 15, 2022. He was seriously injured and denied medical treatment until his transferred to Gohardasht Prison on October 18, 2022.
Münster, Germany—November 3, 2022: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rally in Support of Iran Revolution Concurrent With the G7 Meeting
Münster, Germany—November 3, 2022: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) demonstrated concurrent with the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting in solidarity with the Iranian people’s uprising.
Stockholm—November 2, 2022: Iranian Resistance Supporters Continue to Rally in Support of the Iran Protests—Day 11
Stockholm—November 2, 2022: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) continue to sit-in and rally in solidarity with the Iranian people’s uprising and political prisoners.
Sweden, Gothenburg—November 2, 2022: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Demonstrated in Support of the Iran Protests
Sweden, Gothenburg—November 2, 2022: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) demonstrated in solidarity with the Iranian people’s uprising.
Also, read Iran News in Brief – November 4, 2022
