Iran Uprising – No. 131
On Saturday, April 7, a massive crowd of people and farmers in Isfahan gathered in protest at the Khaju Bridge. The protesters then gathered in front of Isfahan regional water organization and chanted slogans such as, “Zayandehrood water, our inalienable right; the moaning of this farmer is the moaning of Zayandehroud; Today is a day of mourning, the farmer’s life is at risk; the farmer dies, but does not accept charity; Varzaneh Varzaneh We support you!”
The repressive forces severely beat up the protesters by attacking them, among whom a large number of elderly people were present. The Police force threatened the desperate farmers but were ridiculed by slogans of “liar liar; police, you must be ashamed!”
The day before, Varzaneh farmers also protested on their 50th day of protests by lining up their tractors at the entrance to the city against denial of the regime their water share and abandoning the agricultural land in the region, which is the only way to ensure their livelihoods.
The poor farmers of the eastern cities of Isfahan province have been protesting for 51 days in various protest actions, including lining up their tractors, gathering IV front of the regime’s governorate in Isfahan, gathering and demonstrations in Khaju Bridge and demonstrations in different streets of the city, and confronting the regime mercenaries. On the last Friday of the Persian year 1396 (March 16, 2018), the protesters went to the Friday prayers show and by turning their back to the criminal mullah rendering the show, chanted slogans saying: “Back to the enemy, toward the homeland”. During the protests, a number of protesters were detained, whose release is one of the demands of the protesters.
The Iranian resistance salutes the honorable farmers of the eastern cities of Isfahan and calls on the people of this province, especially the brave youth, to show solidarity with these protests and to support the just demands of the farmers.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
April 7, 2018
