Something extraordinary is happening in Iran, a moment of political and social evolution that transcends the protests themselves and may have a profound impact on Iranian society and politics for years to come. My piece independent.co.uk/independentpre…
Iranian actress Maryam Palizban, responding to clerical regime threats against removal of hijab, posted this photo to her Instagram today instagram.com/p/Ci7oZ-_jpHZ/…
Tehran’s Ekbatan district, tonight
Said to be Tehran tonight
Sattar Khan district, Tehran, tonight
Sanandaj, in Iran’s Kurdish heartland
A long hellish night kicks off in Tehran
Tehran, Sattar Khan. I know from 2009 protests those too intimidated to walk into the street sometimes come with their cars and clog up traffic to prevent security forces & Basiji militia from entering the area. The motorists give some measure of protection to the protesters
Listen to the voices of the women in Isfahan tonight
The city of Yazd, tonight
“Honorable Bushehris, support us,support us,” protesters chant in port city of Bushehr on Persian Gulf — women leading the chants
Shiraz kicks off
This is the scene from Bushehr. I asked someone in Tehran tonight about leadership and plans for the movement, and he said, “These are just kids, Borzou, 16 to 20 years old, many of ‘em.” It shows in this video
Tehran, tonight
Hijab barbecue. Women torch their headscarves chanting “We don’t want the Islamic Republic!” A man says “Bravo!”
How did a perfectly healthy 22-year-old fall into a coma and die after being arrested? Just look at the way that these uniformed regime thugs slam this woman’s head against the curb in Shiraz.
The narrator here claims that Iranian protesters have taken over the northern Tehran neighborhood of Gheytarieh and closed it off from the regime this evening
Major calls on social media channels accessible in Iran for a strike tomorrow, for stores not to open, and businesses to remain shuttered. Many student and teacher groups have already announced they will go on strike. There has also been outreach to other labor syndicates.
Disturbing video appears to show motor vehicle slamming into group of gathered Iran security forces.”S/he ran over 10 of them. God bless,” says narrator
Telegram channel which collates Iran information announces it has obtained @SpaceXStarlink terminal. “One of our friends in Kurdistan got it for us,” it says
Tehran last night. You can hear emerging field commanders give tactical advice, telling them to wait for the security forces to get closer before throwing rocks
“We will fight. We will die. We will take Iran back.” On Qassem Soleimani Expressway (Resalat) in Tehran
Regime enforcers spread terror on streets of Sanandaj, Iranian Kurdish city, last night
Narrator is accusing Iran regime goons of smashing up private business in order to blame it on protesters in a classic tactic used by fascistic security apparatuses (including American cops) to turn people against political movements
Hashtag "nationwide strike" is trending on Twitter #اعتصابات_سراسری
Qorveh, a county seat of 150,000 in Iranian Kurdistan, tonight
Some questions about whether this group obtained a @SpaceXStarlink. Regardless of whether that photo is file photo or not, the announcement is still there
Two women tonight in the central Iranian city of Yazd climbs atop a car and removes her headscarf as crowd cheers
Scenes from tonight in Sanandaj
Im the Kurdish town of Mariwan, which hosts one of the most crucial and lucrative border crossings in Iran, on the path between Iranian city's and the Iraqi Shiite shrines
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