Gunshots are heard in videos of Zahedan protests, where protesters apparently tried to storm a police station. Local sources say several worshippers have been killed or wounded on Friday noon.
#BREAKING Videos obtained by @IranIntl show the Islamic Republic has violently cracked down on the protests of Zahedan citizens who demanded accountability for a a local police commander accused of raping a 15-year-old girl.
@IranIntl#BREAKING At least two people have been killed and dozens of others injured in the Friday clashes in Sistan and Baluchestan province (Zahedan is the provincial capital), IRGC's Fars News Agency reported.
Iranian people's access to the Internet in Zahedan has been seriously disrupted and even cut off in some operators amid violent clashes between security forces and protesters which killed and wounded dozens of people today.
.@netblocks has confirmed that "live network data show a regional internet disruption in effect in #Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan, #Iran amid deadly clashes with security forces; the incident extends existing information controls since the death of #MahsaAmini."
@netblocks#BREAKING At least 19 people were killed and 20 others injured in today's clashes in Zahedan, Governor-general of Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan said.
Iran's Intelligence Ministry: We're closely watching the foreign embassies whose agents have been involved, even to a small extent, in recent riots, and have warned the diplomats of the embassies of Germany, France, Britain, and Sweden, among others.
#BREAKING Iran's Intelligence Ministry says it has arrested nine foreigners including German, Polish, French, Italian, Dutch, and Swedish nationals in recent days over their alleged involvement in #IranProtests2022.
The Intelligence Ministry says it has also arrested 49 MEK agents who organized terrorism and vandalism and fabricated fake news to incite riots, 77 agents of Kurdish dissident groups (Komala, KDPI, PAK and PJAK) including one of their senior commanders trained in US bases.
.@AbanTribunal, the people's tribunal probing into Iran's killings of protesters in 2019 protests, says its "panel unanimously concluded in relation to 13 individuals there's a powerful case to answer that they're criminally liable for crimes against humanity: 1- Ali Khamenei."
@AbanTribunal "2- President Hassan Rouhani, 3- SNSC Secretary Ali Shamkhani, 4- Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi, 5- Interior Minister Rahmani Fazli, 6- Police Chief Hossein Ashtari, 7- IRGC Chief Hossein Salami, 8- Basij Chief Gholamreza Soleimani, 9- Police Special Units Chief Hassan Karami."
@AbanTribunal "10- Deputy Chief of Police Special Units Habibollah Jannnesari, 11- Shahr-e Quds Governor Leyla Vaseqi, 12- Bushehr Governor Abdolkarim Geravand, 13- Sirjan Governor Mohammad Mahmoudabadi."
The @AbanTribunal urged Western states to sanction all these individuals.
Iran's state-run newspaper @TehranTimes79 claims four European countries including Germany and Netherlands and an Asian state have been involved in inciting "riots" and #IranProtests.
It says the German embassy in Tehran has served as a coordinating center for other EU embassies.
@TehranTimes79 The report says "Germany has been at the center of the European efforts to fan the flames of the protests. The German embassy established contacts with some public intellectuals as well as members of the #MahsaAmini family, encouraging them to speak out against the police."
@TehranTimes79 "The German embassy promised members of #MahsaAmini's family that Germany will protect them, including by giving them German citizenship, in case they spoke up and were prosecuted by the Iranian authorities," the report by @TehranTimes79 added.
In an unprecedented move, Iran has started arresting celebrities who supported #IranProtests2022, on charge of “inciting violence & riot”.
Mahmoud Shahriyari, a former state TV presenter, has been reportedly arrested. They also sought to arrest Mehran Modiri, but he’s left Iran.
Iranian security forces have attempted to arrest Iranian actress Katayoon Riyahi at her home with an arrest warrant on Monday night, but she wasn't home, so they confiscated her laptop and personal computer, sources told @IranIntl.
@IranIntl Security forces have arrested famous Iranian songwriter @monaborzouei who had written several poems and songs in support of #MahsaAmini and #IranProtests, her sister announced.
“The Australian gov’t condemns the deadly and disproportionate use of force against protesters in Iran, following the tragic death of #MahsaAmini.
We have raised concerns into circumstances surrounding her death in custody with the Iranian Embassy in Canberra,” @AusForeign said.
@AusForeign “We’re alarmed by reports that dozens of people have been killed and many more injured, including teenagers, during heavy-handed measures Iranian authorities have implemented to crackdown on #IranProtests. We call on Iran to exercise restraint re. protests,” @AusForeign added.
@AusForeign “Australia stands with Iranian women and girls in their struggle for equality and empowerment and we call on Iran to cease its oppression of women. Reports of internet restrictions are also deeply troubling and suggest an effort to stifle freedom of expression,” @AusForeign said.