A report of the sixth day of protests; Internet shutdown, uprisings in more than 50 cities with more than 35 killed protesters
22-September-2022
Category: protesters
September 22, 2022
News group: Protests –
Breathing in Confinement: On Wednesday, September 21, nationwide protests continued for the sixth consecutive day following the killing of Mahsa Amini. Compared to the previous days, protests took place in more cities.
The protests following the killing of Mahsa Amini, which provoked public anger against the government, began on Friday night, September 16, in front of Kasra Hospital, and rapidly spread to more than 50 cities.
According to the “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, the protests of the people of Iran continued for the sixth consecutive day.
On the morning of Wednesday, September 21, a number of students staged protest rallies at Tehran universities, Al-Zahra University, University of Science and Research, and Allameh University. At the University of Science and Research, police initially surrounded the students.
People held protest rallies in at least 50 cities, but the gatherings turned violent after security forces intervened.
Protesters chanted slogans such as “Neither Gaza nor Lebanon, I sacrifice my life for Iran”, “Khamenei will be overthrown”, “Death to Khamenei” and “Death to the dictator”.
According to the reports received by Breathing in Confinement, the security forces used birdshot pellets and tear gases against the protesters. An informed source told the reporter of “Breathing in Confinement”: “In Fardis in Karaj, the special forces targeted the large number of protesters with birdshot pellets.” On Wednesday night, at least 15 injured people were taken to the emergency ward at Shahriar Hospital.
A 19-year-old girl was shot dead Madani Hospital in Karaj.
In addition, 11 protesters have reportedly been killed by security forces in the city of Amol, and a large number of protesters have also been arrested in this city.
Hossein Hassanpour, the deputy chief of police in Gilan, announced the arrest of 128 protesters in this province in recent days. He said: “Those arrested were the perpetrators of disturbance, chaos, assault on citizens, destruction of public property and damage to the shops.” He added: “The detainees were referred to the judicial authorities for investigation and trial. Calling the protesters “troublemakers”, Hasanpour warned: “If the protests continue, the police will resolutely stand against those who create chaos and insecurity.”
The killed protesters have been so far identified as: “Mino Majidi, Reza Lotfi, Farjad Darwish, Mohsen Mohammadi, Zakaria Khayal (Soleimani), Fereydoun Mahmoudi, Foad Ghadimi, and Rozbeh Khademi.” Breathing in Confinement is trying to identify the other victims.
According to the reports, during the clashes last night in Amol, 11 protesters were shot dead by security forces. In addition, about 60 men and 6 women were arrested and taken to Amol prison.
Furthermore, the commander of the Kurdistan Police announced the death of 4 citizens during protest rallies following the death of “Mahsa Amini” in Kurdistan province. He named Foad Ghadimi as one of the killed protesters”. Lotfollah Sheibani, the governor of Shiraz, also said: “Some people clashed with police officers, during which one of the police officers was killed.”
The headquarter of cyber security in Tabriz also reported that a member of Basij named Hossein Ojaghi was stabbed to death in front of a mosque in this city.
Shahram Karmi, the prosecutor in Kermanshah confirmed that 25 citizens were wounded and two others were killed during the protests on Tuesday, September 20 in Kermanshah.
In an illegal act, the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran use ambulances to transport the arrested protesters. This intensified protestors’ anger and they set fire to these ambulances.
The spokesperson of the Ministry of Health announced that 61 emergency ambulances were destroyed during the recent gatherings.
Following the spread of protests, the authorities of the Islamic Republic announced that Instagram has been filtered. Access to the WhatsApp application also has been restricted all over Iran.
In addition, according to NetBlocks, Iran is under the most severe internet restrictions since November 2019. Restricting the Internet in Iran can be a prelude to the violent suppression of protesters.