Protesters in at least 170 cities throughout Iran’s 31 provinces have taken to the streets seeking to overthrow the mullahs’ regime. Over 400 have been killed by regime security forces and at least 20,000 arrested.
Iran’s uprising entered its 17th day on Sunday, with people taking to the streets in large protests alongside an expanding general strike movement. According to information gathered by the People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK) network across Iran, more than 170 cities across all 31 provinces have reported anti-regime protests from September into October, and the regime’s security forces have killed at least 400 protesters and arrested more than 20,000 across the country to date.
According to preliminary reports from university protests, security forces have brutally cracked down on the rallies, beating and arresting students. Several videos show security forces in Tehran attacking unarmed students and surrounding them in confined spaces.
Despite the regime’s arrest of many students, students have been playing an important role in shaping the recent nationwide protests. On Sunday, protests resumed at several universities. Students are chanting anti-regime slogans and demanding the release of imprisoned classmates.
Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, a 22-year-old woman from Saqqez in Kurdistan Province, western Iran, was arrested by the regime’s so-called “Guidance Patrol” on September 13 and transferred to the “Moral Security” agency.
The security forces severely beat Amini. Due to the severity of her injuries, she passed away on Friday, September 16. Protests erupted soon after and have continued to grow since then.
Throughout the day on Saturday, youths and women have taken the initiative, with hit-and-run clashes and small protests erupting in many parts of each city, leaving the regime’s authorities unable to cope with the scale of the protests. According to local sources, the regime’s forces massacred more than 100 people in Zahedan on Friday, resulting in escalating protests against the regime as Iranians are outraged at the killing of their fellow citizens.
A large protest rally was held on one of the city’s streets in Kermanshah. Security forces formed a line and attempted to intimidate the protesters, but they continued their rally and yelled “Shame on you!” to the anti-riot forces.
People in Mashhad took to the streets and held protest rallies at night, defying security forces.
Protests have resumed in various parts of Tehran at night. Protesters can be seen rallying and chanting anti-regime slogans in a variety of districts, including Shariati, Valiasr, and Shariati Metro Station. There were also reports of protests in Saqqez, Mahsa Amini’s hometown, where people resumed their protests despite the regime’s heavy security measures.
October 2 – Kermanshah, western #Iran
Clashes reported between locals and regime security forces as protesters chant: "Shame on you!"#IranProtests2022 #MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/5pgjWBwgEi— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 2, 2022
Many people around the world took to the streets on Saturday to support the Iranian people’s ongoing protests and nationwide uprisings. Thousands of Iranians and supporters of the Iranian opposition MEK rallied and held vigils in Stockholm, Berlin, Paris, Toronto, Washington, and San Francisco to show their support for their brave compatriots.
Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the Iranian opposition National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), praised the Iranian people’s ongoing uprising while condemning the mullahs’ bloody crackdown on the Iranian people’s just demands. “I salute the Bazaar merchants who stopped work in support of the uprising. With other sectors of Iranian society, they seek to replace the religious dictatorship with democracy and people’s sovereignty,” she added.
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