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Iran’s nationwide protests continued Friday, September 30, for the 15th consecutive day despite heavy repression and security measures by Iran’s regime. According to information collected by the network of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), more than 164 cities across all 31 provinces have reported anti-regime protests in this month of September, and the regime’s security forces have to this day killed at least 300 protesters and arrested more than 15,000 throughout the country. However, protests continue to rage across the country.
On Friday, the first reports came in from Ahvaz, southwest Iran, where people held protest rallies in daytime and expressed their outrage at the Iranian regime’s brutality. As in previous days, the regime responded with violence. However, protesters held their ground and continued their protests.
It is worth noting that despite the deployment of a large number of security forces from the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), paramilitary Basij units, plainclothes agents, and the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), the Iranian people from all walks of life are steadfast in continuing their protests against the entirety of the mullahs’ regime.
These protests began following the death of Mahsa Amini. 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’s so-called “Guidance Patrol” and transferred to the “Moral Security” agency.
Amini was severely beaten by the security forces. She was taken to the capital’s Kasra Hospital due to the severity of her injuries afterwards. 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.
On Friday, protests were also intense in Zahedan, where protesters held rallies against the regime. Security forces opened fire on demonstrators but the rallies continued and protesters defied the regime’s repressive forces. The people marched on a local police station and took over the facility.
Reports and videos show the IRGC flying military helicopters over the city to try to restore its control.
In Mashhad, protesters returned to the streets to have their voices heard. They were chanting anti-regime slogans such as “Death to the dictator” and “Death to Khamenei,” two slogans that have become very popular among people across Iran.
In Kerman, south-central Iran, people returned to the streets on Friday to resume their anti-regime protests. A large group of people had gathered and were chanting, “Death to the dictator.” In previous days, there were intense clashes between protesters and security forces in Kerman.
Meanwhile, videos and reports coming from Zahedan indicate that a large number of civilians have been injured and killed by security force. Hospitals are filled with people who have been shot by IRGC and anti-riot units.
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