The protests in Iran that began with the death of Mahsa Amini about 40 days ago continue, according to a report in the country, the security forces of the Revolutionary Guards even opened fire on protesters in a cemetery. Hossein Salami, the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, today (Saturday) sent an explicit threat to the protesters and said: “Today will be the last day of the protests, don’t take to the streets again. Free yourselves from the flames of the Western media that will eventually make you sink. Beware of them.”
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Demonstrators gathered yesterday in a cemetery in western Iran, in order to mourn Nika Shakrami, a young woman who was disappeared by the regime, thus becoming another symbol of the protest movement. The demonstrators on the spot chanted slogans against the Ayatollah regime, and also attacked Iran’s supreme leader, Khamenei. At one point, the security forces opened fire on the demonstrators, as stated in the reports.
Clashes between the Iranian police and protesters over the death of Mehsa Amini (Photo: Reuters)
In addition, protesters attacked government facilities in the Kurdish town of Ruba, with hundreds of them gathering around the municipal governor’s offices. In addition, officials in the city of Mahabad claimed that protesters attacked government facilities there, calling them “terrorist-separatist groups”. They accused the demonstrators of intending to “occupy” these places. In the meantime, protests with a large number of people against the regime continue to take place in other places in Iran.
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Crowds of protesters in Zahedan, southeastern Iran
Large crowds in southeast Zahedan protests #Iran Yesterday Friday. #IranProtests pic.twitter.com/RZmpt2J4zV
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