People in different cities of Iran are continuing their protests over the killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini by the regime’s so-called “morality police” for the ridiculous excuse of “improper hijab”. Protests escalated on Sunday in Tehran, Sanandaj, Mahabad, and Karaj as more people have become furious over the horrendous killing of Mahsa Amini following her arrest and transfer to a police station. After she was taken to a hospital, she died of what has been confirmed as severe brain damage due to heavy blows to her head, indicating she was tortured and viciously beaten while in custody.
Iranians in Europe, Toronto, and New York have also been protesting Mahsa Amini’s atrocious murder.
On Monday morning, as coordinated by locals, shop owners in the cities of Sanandaj, Saqqez, Bukan, Marivan, Mahabad, and others launched a general strike to continue voicing their protests over Mahsa Amini’s brutal killing. These protests measures have spread across Kurdish cities checkered in the three provinces of Kurdistan, West Azerbaijan, and Kermanshah in western Iran.
September 19 – Saqqez, Kurdistan province, western #Iran
Locals have started their prescheduled general strike, protesting the killing of #MahsaAmini. #مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/YrxaPojO4v— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) September 19, 2022
This general strike follows the regime’s severe crackdown of peaceful protests by locals in Sanandaj on Sunday night. Many people in the capital of Iran’s Kurdistan province took to the streets chanting various anti-regime slogans, such as “Death to Khamenei!” referring to regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Other slogans included
“Death to the dictator!” and “No fear! We’re all together!”
September 18 – Sanandaj, western #Iran
More footage of locals protesting the killing of #MahsaAmini and chanting:
"Death to Khamenei!"
"Death to the dictator!"#مهسا_امینیpic.twitter.com/yZ3rfY9CJf— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) September 18, 2022
Locals in Sanandaj were braving all odds and standing up to the regime’s dispatching of numerous security forces. Anti-riot units opened fire on the protesters who were describing Khamenei as a “disgrace”.
Local activists have been reporting that dozens of protesters were injured as the regime’s forces opened fire. Some reports claim four severely injured protesters were transferred to Tabriz in northwest Iran to receive medical treatment.
Activists have been posting reports online indicating the regime has dispatched Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) units to quell the protests and many of the units were dispatched from other provinces as they could not understand the locals when they spoke Kurdish.
Further reports indicate Iranian regime authorities have been dispatching additional security forces and anti-riot units from Khuzestan province to Kurdistan fearing the protests will continue to expand.
On Monday, students of several universities in Tehran joined the nationwide protests over the killing of Mahsa Amini. This includes the campuses of Tehran, National, Amir Kabir, Tarbiat Modares, Arts, and Beheshti universities where students chanted slogans against the regime and clashed with security forces who sought to disperse their crowds. Reports indicate a van of the regime’s “morality police” was also torched by protester
September 19 – Tehran, #Iran
Beheshti University students protesting the killing of #MahsaAmini.
"Death to the dictator!" they're chanting, referring to regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/GnhSFUNkuh— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) September 19, 2022
Iranian opposition NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi hailed the college students’ bravery as they protested the regime’s cruelty and vicious crimes and human rights violations against the Iranian people.
On the eve of the new school year in #Iran, university students are standing up to Khamenei’s oppression and the atrocious murder of #MahsaAmini. pic.twitter.com/T67MWpQIJw
— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) September 19, 2022
This goes alongside major protests in the city of Divandarreh in Kurdistan province, western Iran, where locals launched major clashes with the regime’s security forces. The anti-riot units sent to disperse the angry crowds were forced to retreat and flee the scenes.
September 19 – Divandarreh, Kurdistan province, western #Iran
Brave locals are protesting the killing of #MahsaAmini and standing up to the regime's crackdown measures.#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/rijCz7UcfQ— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) September 19, 2022
