Third
consecutive day of protests in different Iranian cities
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| Isfahan, central Iran New Shapur |
Iran,
August 2, 2018 - Protests that started on Tuesday in different cities
of Iran over high prices and economic woes entered their third day on Thursday.
In Shapour, Isfahan, where protests have been raging for the past two days,
demonstrators are chanting, “Don’t be afraid, we’re all together.” A large
contingent of anti-riot police have surrounded the area. The demonstrators have
also set vehicle tires ablaze to prevent the regime’s repressive forces from
attacking and dispersing them with tear gas.
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Ahvaz is
the latest city to join the widespread protests that began this morning in
different parts of Iran. People have gathered in the city’s Naderi as the sun
sets. Security forces are threatening people and ordering them to disperse.
in
Tehran’s Valiasr Street, clashed between protesters and security forces
continue as night settles. Demonstrators have set trash bins ablaze and blocked
the road to hamper the movement of security forces. People have lined up in
front of anti-riot police and are preventing them from dispersing the crowd.
In Karaj,
protesters are chanting “Death to dictator” and calling for unity among the
people. “Don’t be afraid, we’re all together,” they say.
“The cry
for freedom is becoming louder, and the uprising is expanding more and more
every moment. There is no force more powerful than the united force of young
people,” Mrs. Maryam Rajavi said in a statement in support of protesters.
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In Tehran, protesters are chanting “Death to Khamenei,” calling for
the overthrow of the supreme leader, the highest authority in the Iranian
regime and the symbol of the Iranian regime’s power. Protesters, mostly youth,
are clashing with security forces. Videos obtained from Valiasr Street, where
protests are taking place, show protesters routing security forces sent to
quell the demonstrations.
Demonstrations
and clashes between protesters continue in Isfahan, Shiraz, Karaj, Mashhad and
Arak, other cities where protests have been ongoing during the day.
Mrs.Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the National Council of resistance ofIran, saluted the protesters who are resisting against the repression of the
Iranian regime, describing them as “the representatives of a generation that
wants nothing short of the freedom of their country.”
Elsewhere,
in Shiraz, protesters are chanting slogans against the regime and its
repressive forces. In one video obtained from the scene, protesters are saying
that the mullahs must go and others are calling for Rouhani to let go of the
state.
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Protests
reach the capital. According to local reports, people have gathered at
the Valiasr Street, Tehran’s longest avenue and are chanting, “Proud
Iranians, support, support.” Videos posted on social media show the protesters
are confronting security forces that have been dispatched to disperse
protesters. Security forces have injured a young female protester, according to
reports.
Since
Tuesday, protests have been ongoing in several cities over economic problems
and the Iranian regime’s corruption and mismanagement. Protests have quickly
turned into anti-government demonstrations. Tehran has now joined seven other
cities, where people have been protesting against the government and, in some
cases, clashing with security forces.
In
Mashhad, there’s heavy security presence but protesters are standing their
ground and chanting, “the people won’t give in to disgrace.
In
Isfahan, where some of the heaviest clashes have been reported, the protesters
are showing no fear of security forces and resisting in organized groups, using
rocks, bricks, wooden sticks and bare hands to resist.
In
Shiraz, videos show security forces throwing tear gas at marching protesters.
In Arak, protesters are chanting slogans against Ali Khamenei, the supreme
leader of the regime, shouting, “[Khamenei] is ruling like god while the people
are begging.”
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Protests
that started this morning over economic grievances and the Iranian regime’s
suppression continue in seven cities. In Shiraz, protesters are chanting “Death
to dictator” and “Death to Khamenei,” the supreme leader of the regime and the
person who has final say on all matters of state.
In
Isfahan and Shiraz, the Iranian regime’s repressive forces are trying to
disperse protesters with tear gas, but the protesters continue to hold their
lines and are lighting fires in various parts of the city. In Isfahan, heavy
clashes between protesters and security forces have been reported.
In Najaf
Abad, the women are actively participating in the protests.
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