{"id":37558,"date":"2022-09-24T10:48:23","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T08:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=37558"},"modified":"2022-09-24T11:30:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T09:30:49","slug":"iran-protests-continue-despite-heavy-internet-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/news\/2022\/09\/iran-protests-continue-despite-heavy-internet-shutdown\/37558\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests Continue Despite Heavy Internet Shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Protesters in 133 cities across 31 of Iran\u2019s provinces have taken to the streets seeking to overthrow the mullahs\u2019 regime \u2013 September 23, 2022<\/sup><\/em><\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Friday, September 23, 2022:<\/strong> Protests <\/a>resumed in Iran amidst heavy security measures and internet blackouts caused by the regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Friday, in Tabriz<\/strong>, people gathered at the Shahnaz Intersection and chanted \u201cDeath to the dictator!\u201d
In Nurabad<\/strong>, south-central Iran, protesters were chanting \u201cDeath to the Islamic Republic!\u201d
In Kuhdasht<\/strong>, western Iran, protesters continued their rallies and were chanting \u201cKhamenei is a disgrace!\u201d and \u201cMullahs must get lost!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These protests began following the death of\u00a0Mahsa Amini.<\/a>\u00a0Mahsa (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,\u00a0Amini\u00a0<\/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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