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Dec 26 - #Iran Update
Jam, S Iran - Home internet down, mobile network very slow
Quds, near Tehran - Anti-riot units on alert (image)
4G shutdown in Isfahan, Fars, Kermanshah, Khuzestan, Alborz, Kurdistan & Tehran's western districts.

Source: @IranNW
@IranNW Ahvaz, SW #Iran
Security units parading to install a climate of fear.
Bystanders mock them and say, "What's going on? Has the U.S. attacked?"
#IranProtests
@IranNW Tehran, #Iran
Footage of security forces dispatched to prevent any possible protests.
Voice curses the "bastard" Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) & Basij paramilitary forces, adding the "power of the people has installed fear in the dictator."
#IranProtests
@IranNW Dec 26 - Eslamshahr, SW of Tehran, #Iran
Ghaemiyeh district
Local says the regime's dispatched security forces are very tired & low in morale.
#IranProtests
@IranNW Dec 26 - Fardis, west of Tehran, #Iran
IRGC Basij units parading to install a climate of fear among locals. These measures indicate authorities are deeply concerned about any possible protests today. These are the signs of a weak regime.
#IranProtests
@IranNW Dec 26 - Shahriar, W of Tehran, #Iran
Footage of authorities dispatching anti-riot units to prevent any possible protests.
#IranProtests
@IranNW Dec 25 - Marivan, W #Iran
Security forces dispatched to roam the streets, maintain control & install fear among locals to refrain from any protests.
#IranProtests
@IranNW Dec 26 - Urmia, NW #Iran
Quoting @IranNW:
"Security forces dispatched to the city are very few and tired. People are just waiting for a good opportunity to start #IranProtests."
@IranNW Dec 26 - Tehran, #Iran
Sattarkhan St.
Anticipating major protests today, authorities have dispatched a significant number of anti-riot units to install fear among locals.
#IranProtests
@IranNW Dec 26 - Tehran, #Iran
Vali Asr district
Local says this police helicopter has been flying overhead for an hour. This shows the security measures implemented by authorities in fear of protests today.
#IranProtests
@IranNW Dec 26 - Karaj, W of Tehran, #Iran
Beheshte Sakine Cemetery
Security forces stationed to keep an eye on scheduled gatherings & prevent any possible protests.
Voice says this signals that the regime is "falling."
#IranProtests
@IranNW Dec 26 - Tehran, #Iran
Ariashahr district - 11:45 am local time
More footage of security units dispatched to prevent any possible protests.
#IranProtests
@IranNW Dec 26 - Karaj, W of Tehran, #Iran
Security forces arrest people as others scream in protest. Cries of "Death to dictator" can be heard.
Voice says: "They're hitting the poor old man!"
The regime can't even tolerate simple ceremonies.
#IranProtests
@IranNW Dec 26 - Karaj, W of Tehran, #Iran
Authorities are highly concerned about possible protests. Even helicopters have been dispatched to the local Beheshteh Saikneh Cemetery to prevent ceremonies from evolving into anti-regime protests.
#IranProtests
@IranNW Dec 26 - Isfahan, central #Iran
40th day ceremony held for civilians killed by the mullahs' security forces during the November uprising.
#IranProtests
@IranNW Dec 26 - Isfahan, central #Iran
Massive gathering for a ceremony commemorating civilians killed by the regime's security forces during the November uprising.
Authorities are concerned such gatherings may evolve into anti-regime protests.
#IranProtests
@IranNW Dec 26 - Karaj, W of Tehran, #Iran
Voice says authorities are not allowing anyone gather around the grave of Pouya Bakhtiari. Security units on the ground & from above are controlling the ceremony. One person is arrested.
#IranProtests
@IranNW Dec 26 - Yazdanshahr, central #Iran
Ceremony in memory of 17-year old Sasan Eidivand, a young man shot by security forces during the Nov uprising. Authorities were unable to prevent these gatherings despite dispatching many security units.
#IranProtests
@IranNW Dec 26 - Isfahan, central #Iran
Store-owners closing today in sympathy with the families of protesters killed by the regime's security forces during the November uprising.
#IranProtests
@IranNW Dec 26 - Behbahan, SW #Iran
2:30 pm local time
Ceremony held for Mahmoud & Mehrdad Dashtinia, two brothers were killed during the Nov uprising. Shots heard are bird-shots fired by mourners.
#IranProtests
@IranNW Dec 26 - #Iran
Family & friends of 20-year old Sajjad Rezaie at his graveside. He was shot and killed by the regime's security forces in Malard, west of Tehran, during the November uprising.
#IranProtests
@IranNW CORRECTION:
The video below is not correct. @Vahid has corrected me saying it was uploaded on Dec 9 in Instagram. I have not deleted the tweet to not break this thread.
My apologies to all.
@IranNW @Vahid Dec 26 - Karaj, W of Tehran, #Iran
Security forces attacking mourners at the Behesht-e Sakineh Cemetery in memory of civilians killed by the regime's security forces during the November uprising.
This regime cannot tolerate simple ceremonies.
#IranProtests
@IranNW @Vahid Dec 26 - Karaj, W of Tehran, #Iran
Mourners at a cemetery chanting:
"People did not die for us to compromise with & praise the murderous leader," aka @Khamenei_ir.
"Our pain is your pain. People, join our ranks."
#IranProtests
@IranNW @Vahid @khamenei_ir Dec 26 - Karaj, W of Tehran, #Iran
Woman shouts: "Don't let them take them away!" referring to authorities attempting to transfer arrested mourners with a bus.
Others are blocking the bus' path.
#IranProtests
@IranNW @Vahid @khamenei_ir Dec 26 - Behbahan, SW #Iran
Large crowd commemorating Farzad Ansari-far and other civilians killed by the regime's security forces during the November uprising.
#IranProtests
@IranNW @Vahid @khamenei_ir Dec 26 - #Iran
"Many people came but most were beaten & arrested,” said the grandmother of Pouya Bakhtiari, a civilian killed by security forces during the Nov uprising. She says she wasn't allowed to visit & pray at her grandson's grave.
#IranProtests
@IranNW @Vahid @khamenei_ir Dec 26 - Karaj, #Iran
"Move on! Don't stand here!" says an officer of a heavily armed police unit demanding people disperse from a ceremony held for Pouya Bakhtiari, a civilian killed by security forces during the November uprising.
#IranProtests
@IranNW @Vahid @khamenei_ir Dec 26 - Karaj, #Iran
Sign reads: "In memory of the November uprising martyrs"
Crowd chanting: "No fear! We're all together!"

My take:
This shows the Iranian people's high spirit & determination to overthrow the mullahs' regime.
#IranProtests
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