Anti-regime protests start in Quchan, Razavi Khorasan province, #Iran.
Anti-regime protests start in Sureshjan, Chaharmahal Bakhtiari province, #Iran.
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Protests start in Hafshejan, Chaharmahal Bakhtiari province, #Iran.
Basij paramilitary forces shoot at unarmed protesters in Hafshejan, #Iran.
Basij headquarters in Hafshejan is reported to have been breached by #Iranian protesters.
Anti-regime protests start in Borujerd, #Iran.
“We have a right to protest!”
And then:
“Down with Raisi. Down with Raisi.”
Anti-regime protests in Shahr-e-Kurd, #Iran.
Raisi banner destroyed by #Iranians in Hafshejan, #Iran. President Raisi organized the execution of thousands of #Iranian political prisoners in 1988.
Video reports of protests spreading to the #Tehran suburb of Karvan, #Iran.
“Down with the dictator.”

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May 16
I’ve learned so much about #Iran’s geography from the last 5 years of anti-regime popular protests. Even now during the most recent protests I learn about towns I never heard of before. And I disagree that only protests in large cities such as the capital Tehran matter.
#Iran is a large country of 85 million people and constant protests are bound to exhaust & demoralize the security forces if they spread far & wide. And in some smaller towns we’ve seen the Basij headquarters fall to the protesters.
At the same time, it’s hard to see how scattered & spontaneous protests & strikes can succeed if there aren’t millions of people on the streets at the same time. The regime is effective at disrupting the protests by arresting key leaders & disrupting communications.
Read 8 tweets
May 15
“Down with Raisi.”
Anti-regime protests continue today in Shahr-e-Kurd, #Iran.
Khamenei banner torn down in Shahr-e-Kurd, #Iran.
“Fear not, we stand together.”
Shahr-e-Kurd, #Iran.
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Jul 22, 2021
The #Iranian revolt against the Islamic Republic spreads to Bushehr province. Ganaveh, #Iran.
“Fear not for we stand together.”
Borazjan, Bushehr, #Iran.
“An #Iranian will die before submitting to oppression.”
Ganaveh, Bushehr, #Iran
#خوزستان_تنها_نیست
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Jul 22, 2021
The @nytimes misses what’s really happening in #Iran. #Iranians have been calling for the overthrow of the Islamic Republic, not dismissal of “local officials.” Also water shortages have been caused by the regime’s corruption more than any other issue.
The regime’s excessive dam building is a major problem. So is diverting water from Khuzestan to other locals in order to profit corrupt regime officials.
Read 5 tweets
Jul 22, 2021
The popular rebellion in southwestern #Iran is concentrated in Khuzestan & Lorestan. But it’s not an “Arab” issue. This is a lie spread by the separatists, their foreign backers, and their DC lobbyists...
Khuzestan is inhabited by Arab speakers, Persian speakers, Lurs, Bakhtiaris, and other smaller minority groups. They are all water deprived & repressed by the Islamic Republic.
Does the regime treat Arab Iranians terribly? Yes. Are there some separatist sentiments? Yes. But I have not seen any evidence that the rebellion is motivated by separatism. In fact the different ethnic groups have been calling for unity to overthrow the regime.
Read 7 tweets
Jul 22, 2021
The rebellion against the occupying regime of the Islamic Republic in #Iran is becoming more & more widespread. Hearing that some cities have been “taken over” by rebels. This cannot be confirmed. But hard to imagine that the fire burning the regime can be controlled. Shadegan 👇🏼
Ahvaz
Shadegan
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