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Night 46 / #IranRevolution
In #Ekbatan 5km outside #Tehran

Islamic Republic forces shooting stun grenades & tear gas into peoples apartments.

Man yells: “You’ve made our community into a war zone.”

Woman yells: “May God curse you all.”

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2/
Night 46/#IranRevolution

Islamic Republic police forces in #Ekbatan warning people not to protest over loud 🔊:

“We’ll kill our own family members to protect this system (Velayat).”

Residents yelling:

“Death to the dictator”
“Death to Khamenei”

#MahsaAmini‌ #Iran

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3/
#Ekbatan has been the site of continued protests over the past 46 days in #Iran

The community in NW #Tehran is eclectic & middle class with young professionals: teachers & doctors. Protests get quite large here although population is around 45,000.

#IranRevolution

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4/ Night 46
#IranRevolution

#Ekbatan is causing such a problem for the Islamic Republic that a #Tehran municipal worker said on TV tonight that councillors have decided they are changing the name of the community to shahid something or other.

What’s in a name?

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1/ This is Firas Al Najim. The 38 yr old Toronto resident was arrested yesterday by @YRP & charged with Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle; Flight from Police; Weapons Dangerous. In this video he is threatening #Iranian protesters.👇
2/He was released today from the @YRP station & put out this video; alleging bias and Islamophobia on the part of the police. 👇
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1/ Let’s go on a little tour of #Iran on the 10th night of nation wide protests for the killing of #MahsaAmini & many others since then.

Let’s start in #Kurdistan, #Sanandaj - the heartbeat of where #IranRevolution #IranProtests began.
2/ Then let’s go all the way to #Yazd. #IranProtests2022
#mahsamini
And we can finish off in the capital #Tehran

This is the 10th night of #IranProtests2022 turned #IranRevolution
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