There is still not enough coverage in the West about the ongoing protest in Iran. I wonder if the fact that it involves women and other minorities trying to gain more freedom has anything to do with that. Anyhow, the Iranian people are fed up with that theocratic oppressive government and want change. We can only hope the people succeed. As we watch their own struggle we should be thankful that we live in a free county, and remember that we have our own religious extremist launching attacks on our democracy every day.
Two Men are threatened to be executed in Iran who were protesters, both very young. They are most certainly not the first nor will they be the last to die for freedom here.
- Protest activity increased significantly—in line with the calls from protest organizers for countrywide demonstrations to commemorate the three-year anniversary of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) shooting down of a Ukrainian civilian airplane.
- At least 27 protests occurred in 17 cities across 13 provinces. This protest count does not include the situation at the Rajaei Shahr prison in Karaj, Alborz Province, which is ongoing at the time of this writing.
- The Iranian regime has reaffirmed its aggressive and hardline stance toward the protests and calls for social reform, which could enflame political dissent further.
- An unidentified gunman shot and killed an employee of Allameh Tabatabaei University in Tehran.
- Unidentified gunmen clashed with the Law Enforcement Command (LEC) in Khash, Khuzestan Province.
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