The Count:
- Days: 49thday
- Protests: 213 cities
- Fatalities: 500+ estimated deaths, 324 identified
- Detentions: 25,000+
Latest
Today strong evidence emerged that the regime of Khamenei is losing the battle with the Iranian nation as major demonstration erupted in Karaj, Arak, Fuladshahr, Amol, and Qazvin to commemorate the 7th and 40th days since the death of innocent and unarmed protesters by the regimes brutal uniformed and plainclothes security forces.
Thursday is the 40th day since the death of Hadith Najafi, Mahsa Muguie, Javad Heydari, and Ghazaleh Chalabi at the hands of Khamenei’s security forces in Iran.
The people of Karaj descended in the thousands on Behesht Sekineh cemetery where they were met with brutality, gunshots, and tear gas by security forces. The highway to the cemetery was barricaded by protesters to stop security forces. Protesters in Karaj marched and chanted against the regime, “So many years of crimes! Death to the mullahs’ regime!” Security forces shot dead yet another protester at least. Some protesters retaliated against plainclothes agents of the regime who were attacking them and clashes ensued. Residents attacked turbaned mullahs guiding security forces and counterattacked against them and were able to disarm security forces attacking them. The regime’s Tasnim news agency confirmed that at least one Basij member was killed in Karaj. They also blocked a State Security Force vehicle and severely beat up the agents inside and confiscated their weapons.
Fuladshahr was also up in arms as protesters converged on Mahsa Muguie’s grave and mounted an impressive challenge to Khamenei’s regime, chanting, “I will kill those who killed my sister.”
Qazvin also saw thousands of its citizens protesting the regime for the innocent killing of Javad Heydari, an unarmed protester. The parents of Iranian wrestling champion, Navid Afkari, who was executed for participating in the November 2019 uprising, participated in the massive demonstration to the cheers of participants who shouted Navid’s name.
Arak residents were also out in force to commemorate the 7th day of Mehrshad Shahidi’s murder by the regime’s oppressive security forces.
Uprising Updates
- Karaj, west of Tehran – Protesterstorched a highway police station.
- Karaj– Authorities were forced to bring in a helicopters to transfer security forces injured by angry protesters.
- Karaj– Protester writing on the wall: “Death to the oppressor, be it the Shah or the Leader [Khamenei]”
- Karaj– Iranian woman protester dons t-shirt proclaiming, “We will fight, we will die, we will take Iran back.”
- Karaj– IRGC van burning on a street in Karaj.
- Fuladshahr, Isfahan Province, central Iran –Protesters gathered to mark the 40th day of Mahsa Muguie’s murder by the regime’s oppressive security forces. Regime security forces fired tear gas at the crowd.
- Fuladshahr– A women protester shot in the head by security forces with her children next trying to save her.
- Tehran– Ticking off a mullah’s turban has become a favorite pastime of Iranians as the clerical regime is rejected by the whole nation.
- Security forces firing blindlyat people.
- Amol, northern Iran – Locals gathered to mark the 40th day of Ghazaleh Chalabi’ murder by the regime’s oppressive security forces. “Khamenei is a murderer! His rule is illegitimate!” they’re chanting.
Resistance
Maryam Rajavi outlined three joint and basic calls on the international community for support of the Iranian people’s uprising:
