Iran: More Protests in Sistan and Baluchistan
There were yet more protests in Sistan and Baluchistan, Iran, on Sunday February 28. 2021, over the extra-judicial killings of several fuel porters there, just over a week ago, by the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC). The protests began on Monday, February 22, 2021, in Saravan county near the Iran-Pakistan border, where IRGC forces, armed with heavy […]
Protests in Iran Over Porter Murder by IRGC
Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran has been in chaos since Monday, February 22, when the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) killed several fuel porters after attempting to stop them crossing the border near Saravan. The IRGC dug huge pits to stop the impoverished porters reaching the border, where they could sell the small amount of fuel […]
Iran Protests in 18 Cities on Sunday, February14, 2021
Iran saw protests in at least 18 cities on Sunday, February14, 2021 by people across the social and political spectrum, which just shows how restless the country is and how likely an uprising is. Many of the protests, in places like Tehran, Arak, Khorramabad, Yazd, Isfahan, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Ilam, Karaj, and Nishapur, were held by […]
Iran Media Warns of Major Protests
The Iranian state-run media has been sounding the alarm over the “mistrust” and “rage” being felt by the Iranian people, which translates to public hatred of the establishment over economic and social hardships and an unavoidable uprising. The state-run Hamdeli daily wrote Sunday, January 31: “[Official] estimates indicate 7 to 9 million tomans as the […]
Dozens of Protests in Iran in a Week
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) is reporting dozens of protests across Iran in the last five days, which they say reflect the country’s “explosive state”. Let’s look at some of these. Wednesday, February 3, 2021 Retirees receiving Social Security gathered in 20 cities across Iran to protest their deteriorating living conditions, marking the […]
MEK Resistance Units Continue Their Activities Across Iran
Over the past few days, the Iranian Resistance Units, which is the internal network of opposition group People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), have been carrying out anti-regime activities across Iran. On January 28, protesters put up posters of Resistance leader Massoud Rajavi in Tehran and Nishabur, featuring slogans like “The Resistance Units are sparks of […]
Economic Protests Continue in Iran
Protests have continued across Iran this week, with people furious over economic conditions that throw them into poverty. On Monday, January 25, social security retirees protested their poor living conditions, caused by their pension status, outside the Planning and Budget Organization. They said that their pensions were lower than those of military retirees and that […]
Iran State Media Warns Uprising Likely
Iranian state-run media is now warning that if the regime fails to respond to the people’s legitimate and reasonable demands, then protests are certain and regime overthrow is increasingly likely. The Ebtekar daily wrote Tuesday, January 19: “The society’s outrage is slowly building up. And we can’t predict what will happen when this hatred explodes. […]
Amnesty International – Iran: International Action Needed To Break Authorities’ Cycle of Protest Bloodshed
Amnesty International issued a statement on the anniversary of the December 2017 and January 2018 nationwide protests in Iran. Amnesty International expressed its solidarity with the victims of the Iranian regime’s violence, recalling the torture and killing of detainees and the brutal and degrading treatment of detainees. In the statement, Amnesty International stressed that the […]
Protests Continue in Iran
Protests have continued across Iran this week, in spite of increased repression by the regime and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. January 10 Pensioners and welfare receivers protested outside the Parliament in Tehran, as well as in the cites of Karaj, Esfarayen, Rasht, Ahvaz, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Arak, Qazvin, Tabriz, Mashhad, Khoram Abad, Hamedan, Shush, Borujerd, Shiraz, […]