{"id":37512,"date":"2022-09-23T15:47:22","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T13:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=37512"},"modified":"2022-09-23T15:47:24","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T13:47:24","slug":"iran-seventh-day-of-the-nationwide-iran-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/news\/2022\/09\/iran-seventh-day-of-the-nationwide-iran-protests\/37512\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran: Seventh Day of the Nationwide Iran Protests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Anti-regime protests have spread to dozens of cities across Iran<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

September 22, 2022:<\/strong> People returned to the streets in cities across Iran on Thursday, September 22, for the seventh consecutive day of anti-regime protests<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the heavy presence of security forces, protesters continued their rallies and defied the regime\u2019s repressive forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Sanandaj<\/strong>, protesters resisted against state security forces with bare hands and rocks. It is worth noting that in recent days, the regime\u2019s response to protests in Sanandaj and other Kurdish cities has been especially brutal and there are numerous reports of security forces using firearms and live ammunition to quell protests. At the same time, internet access has become very limited and completely cut off at different times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Sanandaj<\/strong>, where protests began in the morning, protesters continued their rallies in the afternoon, installing roadblocks and lighting fires in the streets to thwart the advance of security forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Tabriz<\/strong>, anti-riot units lined up to put up a show of power, but protesters defied them and resumed their protests. A brave woman stepped forward and held her placard in front of security forces. Security forces pushed her aside and were met with the rage of protesters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Sardasht<\/strong>, northwest Iran, where clashes between protesters and security forces were intense in recent days, locals report that the regime has stationed the Revolutionary Guards across the city. This indicates that the anti-riot forces have failed to quell the protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Eslamabad-e-Gharb<\/strong>, Kermanshah province, the locals overturned a police trailer in protest to the brutality of security forces toward women and demonstrators. A large crowd had gathered to resume their protests despite the heavy presence of security forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These protests began following the death of Mahsa Amini.<\/a> Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, a 22-year-old woman from the city of Saqqez in Kurdistan Province, western Iran, who traveled to Tehran with her family, was arrested on Tuesday, September 13, at the entry of Haqqani Highway by the regime\u2019s so-called \u201cGuidance Patrol\u201d and transferred to the \u201cMoral Security\u201d agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protesting her arrest, Amini <\/a>was severely beaten by the security forces in a van and was taken to the capital\u2019s Kasra Hospital due to the severity of her injuries. After initial examinations, doctors declared that Amini had suffered a stroke and was brain-dead at the same time. Amini died on Friday, September 16. Shortly after, protests broke out in several cities, including Tehran and Saqqez. The protests have continued and expanded since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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