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Explainer: How the Iranian regime ‘locks’ insurgents inside the borders

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Explainer: How the Iranian regime ‘locks’ insurgents inside the borders
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This could be the first topic of world news: In a country with its geopolitical seriousness Iranfor more than two weeks one has been raging insurrectionat the head of which they entered young woman.

The spark that ignited the fire was a woman again: 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by ethics police on 13 September because tufts of her hair were sticking out from under a mandatory headscarf. It is alleged that Amini was beaten and passed out in the pre-trial detention center.

It ended three days later. On September 17, the day of her funeral, the first demonstration took place. Then the spark turned into fire.

The flow of information from Iran is small. From the very first days, the authorities of the regime have restricted some social media platforms (Instagram, WhatsApp) to prevent their use by young people on the streets.

However, in the age of hyperinformation, it is difficult to hermetically close every passage. Information flows, even from the dropper.

In a British publication Guardian reports incidents that took place on Sunday (February 10) at the University of Tehran between Iranian security forces and students. Information is mainly transmitted through social networks.

Twitter activist with account 1500 tasvirwhich has about 178,000 subscribers, posted several videos showing university Sharifan eternal hotbed of resistance, which will be crushed by dozens of policemen.

According to his report Guardianone of the videos showed security forces using tear gas push students off campus. In the distance, the sounds of gunshots could be heard.

Another video shows security forces chasing dozens of students stranded in the university’s underground parking lot. This Twitter account says dozens of students have been arrested.

Iran’s state media only reported on “reports of clashes” at the university, adding that the country’s science minister visited the campus to check on the situation.

Reutersin his telegram he stressed that he could not independently verify the events at the university. However, he notes that while the death toll of protesters is rising – estimated at more than 130 – and repressive forces are using tear gas, batons and, in some cases, live fire – according to social media videos and statements from organizations – the backlash has not subsided.

On Sunday there were dozens of demonstrations, both in cities and universities. in Tehran, Yazd, Kermanshah, Sanadai, Shiraz and Mashhad. The protesters chanted the slogan:Independence, freedom, death of Khamenei“.

Iranian NGOsbased in Norway reported that “so far they have died 133 people throughout Iran”, including more than 40 people who were killed in clashes last week in Zahedancapital of the southeastern region Sistan-Baluchistan.

For their part, Iranian officials did not release a death toll, saying that many members of the security forces died as a result of “rebels and thugs backed by foreign enemies.”

Last week, state television reported that 41 people died, including law enforcement officers. Iranian state media showed videos of pro-government students gathered at Firdowsi University in Mashhad chanting “Islamic Republic is our red line.”

Earlier Sunday, Iranian lawmakers protested “thank you police” during a meeting of parliament in support of the suppression of mass anti-government protests.

OUR international amnesty reported on Friday that hundreds of people were injured and thousands arrested in the protests.

State media reported that at least 20 people were killed in clashes in Zahedan, blaming a minority separatist group Balochi for a shootout in the city.

Fire in the USA and Israel

Iran’s Supreme Leader, in his first public comments, accused them of USA as well as Israel for the anti-government protests that swept the country.

OUR Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the “riots” were “planned” by Iran’s enemies and their allies, claiming protesters burned Koran. He even urged the security forces to be prepared for further unrest.

Speaking at a graduation ceremony for police and military students on Monday, he said that Amini’s death “broke our hearts, but it’s not normal that some people, without evidence or investigation, have made the streets dangerous, burned the Koran, removed the hijabs from women. set fire to mosques and cars.”

Ayatollah Khamenei, who has the last word in all state affairs, said that foreign powers planned “riots” because they cannot allow Iran to “gain strength in all areas.”

“I am making it clear that these riots were planned by America and the occupying pseudo-Zionist regime (sb: meaning Israel) and their paid agents with the help of some treacherous Iranians abroad.”

Episodes at the university

Ayatollah Khamenei’s comments came a day after security forces violently cracked down on a student protest at Iran’s most prestigious science and technology university, leading to the arrest of dozens of young people.

BBC reporter Kasra Naji reported that gunshots heard around the campus of the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran – on Sunday night – spread fear among many Iranians, who believed that the authorities decided to set an example by cracking down on students.

The BBC notes that the incidents were massive – students and schoolchildren who tried to leave through a nearby car park fell into the hands of the authorities, who beat them, blindfolded them and arrested them.

In a video posted to social media, a large number of people can be seen running through the parking lot, followed by men on motorcycles.

The police later left after the intervention of the professors and the government minister.

On Monday, the students announced that they would not return to classes until all of their classmates were released.

Meanwhile, the university said it moved classes online, citing “the need to protect students.”

Demonstrations were also held in other cities: in the video, female students take off their headscarves, wave them and shout: “Death to the Dictator”“.

Author: Lukas Velidakis

Source: Kathimerini

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