Iran protests following the death of Mahsa Amini
The Wall Street Journal, an American publication, emphasised the expansion of Iranian protests into rural areas.
The American publication reported that the protests had reached outlying regions of the nation, posing a fresh threat to the mullahs’ rule.
In Zahedan, the capital of Sistan-Baluchestan, one of Iran’s 31 largest and poorest provinces, anti-government demonstrations broke out.
The government now has a new front to attack as it seeks to forcefully put down the movement thanks to the instability in Sistan and Baluchistan, which was previously relatively tranquil before the protests started.
There have been rumours of demonstrations in Khuzestan’s oil-rich provincial capital of Ahvas.
The report cited the widespread use of social media video recordings of protesters yelling “death to the oppressor.”
He stated that the majority of the over two million Baloch people live in Sistan and Baluchistan, which are situated in the southeast of Iran on the borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan.
According to the survey, Baluch and Arab people want more autonomy for their region and an end to government prejudice and neglect, much like Kurdish people do. These minorities’ separatist organisations frequently engage in combat with law enforcement.
According to the report, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga professor Saeed Golkar was quoted as saying: “Expanding the protests to border areas inhabited by minorities made sense because protests in the centre were slowed down by internet cuts and as the government continued to focus its crackdown on Tehran.”
People in the regions believe they have a better chance to protest because the special forces are concentrated in Tehran, Golkar continued.
Authorities despatched security forces to these counties on Friday to crack down on protesters and severely impede internet connection in an effort to quell the disturbance.
The authorities have strengthened the ban on the social networks that protesters have used to voice their objections and gather support while also placing limits on internet access in other regions of Iran.
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Iran’s poorest districts are engulfed in protests following the death of Mahsa Amini.
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