#IranProtests2022 5th week of incessant protests (29th day) starting today with reports of ongoing protests in Karaj, Rashst, Hamedan and Shahinshahr.
It is 1:30 PM local time.
This is students today in Sanandaj.
In Ardabil where a high school student was allegedly beaten to death (we have not yet been able to confirm or disprove) protesters have clashed with the security forces.
SHAME ON YOU! Death of a schoolgirl was confirmed. Authorities have brought his uncle to say it was due to heat condition after the death of his father.
Scores of security forces dispatched and moving towards Ekbatan housing estate (seen in the background).
#Horrific A girl is being thrown into a car by a number of armed plain-clothed people. How is this not an armed kidnapping? One of them threatens a boy trying to save her by his pistol.
It seems pistol goes off when he tries to put it back into his pocket
The flash from the pistol can be seen on second 12 in a single frame when you watch it frame-by-frame.
My observation is that it has become extremely hard for protesters to reach large numbers in big cities such as Isfahan, Rasht, shiraz, Mashhad, etc but mid-size cities such as Yazd and Kerman there are fewer security forces.
Naziabad in south Tehran, people chanting "Down with the kid-killing regime".
Protests in this neighbourhood typically start late and numbers are hight.
Meanwhile in Naziabad protesters are settting up roadblocks
Eyewitness now from Evin in clubhouse:
- fire reaching 30m
- nearby windows shattered due to explosions
- shootings were unbelievable
- protests broke out near the prison with teargas fired
- fire is controlled now
Roads around the prison:
Clashes and mayhem near the prison
Footages now show all the roads towards Evin prison are gridlocked and people have started chanting.
The moment when one of the explosions occurred.
According to official reports 8 injuries and no fatality - but cannot be trusted.
Roads around the prison - protests forming:
Now I am hearing some anecdotal evidence pointing towards this being a plan by the regime.
- At 6 PM local time prison sirens were sounded
- A prisoner on furlough was told not to return today
People believe similar to downing #PS572, they were trying to create a decoy.
As I said protests already formed around the prison.
#BREAKING A car on the highway near prison is on fire due to a teargas landing inside the car.
It then, however, turned out to be the work of Islamic Republic's own intelligence ministry. They finally accepted that an "autonomous cell" within the ministry led by Saied Emami had gone rogue and planned and executed the attack.
With that in the back of Iranian minds, terrorist attack on Shah Cheragh shrine in Shiraz was immediately dismissed as the work of the Islamic Republic itself, especially considering the timing (protests).
But it is undeniable that ISIS has claimed responsibility and released 👇
Today, dozens of cities around the world will witness human chains of Iranians extending for miles.
This has been planned for London too, sadly I do not feel well enough to go.
After weeks and weeks of reactive handling of the protests in the hope of them fizzling out, today the regime is planning to use today's burial procession of Shiraz terrorist attack victims to take the initiative back again.
IRGC Commander again declared the end of protests.
As you can see from the images above, even for a neutral event where everyone would condemn such cowardly terrorist attack (and I do too), the regime failed to bring masses to the street.
Believe me I chose busiest pics, check them for yourself.
#BREAKING The country is in turmoil and it feels like the regime is losing the grip - which is not necessarily good news since this might mean we enter a military phase.
People are reported to be in control of Town of Mahabad in Kurdistan
Funny thing is that taghvim.com website used commonly by Iranians says today is 30th of Rabi al-Awwal. All other calendars say today is 1st of Rabi-ali-Thaani.
It cannot be ISIS!
My Arab followers, can you please tell me what day it is according to Hijri calendar?
Some calendars I found say 28th, some 29th, some 1st ...