Following the protests that began on Friday, 15 November, against the 300 percent increase in gasoline prices across Iran; the Iranian government moved to repress forcefully the people and especially the youth. The United Nations posted an article on its website titled “Independent rights experts sound alarmed at Iran protest crackdown, internet blackout”. The article said in part: “Reports of killed and maimed demonstrators, and a continuing nationwide internet shutdown in Iran’s now week-long protests are of ‘grave concern’, and the Government and authorities must ensure rights of expression and…
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Uprising Against Iran’s Mullahs
Tens of thousands of people have been taking to the streets in Iran since last Friday demonstrating against the regime. The reason: While the Islamist regime funds terrorism throughout the Middle East, it oppresses its own people and exploits the people. The mullahs’ security forces and militias respond to the protests with brute force – and shut down the Internet to cover up the violence. In dozens of cities, demonstrators have been attacking government buildings, state-owned banks, state-owned firms, and the regime’s so-called seminaries, where they activate their reactionary ideology,…
Read MoreThree Women Killed by Security Forces in Iran Protests
Three women have been killed by suppressive forces in Mahshahr and Shiraz during the ongoing Iran protests. On Tuesday, a young female student was shot at from a state security force helicopter in Shiraz, and on Monday, two women were killed by agents wielding heavy machineguns in Mahshahr. This brings the total number of women killed by regime agents during the ongoing protests to at least six. There were at least 16 people killed, 150 arrested, and a large number wounded in Mahshahr on Monday, as anti-riot forces using heavy machineguns…
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