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Iran Protests at a Glance—Sunday, May 21, 2023

Iran Protests at a Glance—Sunday, May 21, 2023

Iran, May 21, 2023: The mullahs’ regime in Iran has sent at least 122 inmates to the gallows since April 21, tallying one execution every six hours during this period. The Iranian people have been responding with an escalating wave of anti-regime protests, especially at night rallies in Tehran and other cities.

Brave youth in Isfahan, central Iran, attacked a base of the regime’s IRGC paramilitary Basij early Saturday morning in response to the mullahs’ execution of three protesters on Friday, May 19.

Members of the Resistance Units, affiliated with Iranian opposition Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), portrayed a large image of Iranian Resistance Leader Massoud Rajavi and Iranian opposition coalition NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi on Municipality Avenue of Rezvanshahr in Gilan Province, northern Iran, at 10:30 pm local time.

People in various districts of Tehran, including Sattarkhan, Tehranpars, took to the streets on Saturday evening local time in anti-regime protests responding to the mullahs’ execution of three protesters on Friday. They chanted various slogans, including: “Down with Khamenei!”

Retirees and pensioners of the regime’s Social Security Organization in Shush of Khuzestan Province, southwest Iran, Kermanshah in western Iran, and Rasht in northern Iran held a gathering on Sunday demanding their rights while protesting their low pensions. Retirees and pensioners were also protesting in the cities of Ahvaz, Isfahan, Arak, and Shushtar.

Special educators and employees of the Municipality University in Ahvaz also rallied outside the governor’s office on Sunday, May 21, demanding their rights be respected and paychecks increased.

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