Today, Saturday, the Iran International channel reported that video recordings showed Iranian security shooting live rounds at protesters in the western city of Sanandaj.
She went on to say that anti-Ali Khamenei protests took place in Tehran and Mashhad, both in the northeast of the country. Both cities saw demonstrations during which anti-regime chants were heard.
According to the station, protesters also took to the streets in Mahabad, a city in West Azerbaijan Province, and Gohardasht, a city in the northern Iranian city of Karaj, where market vendors went on strike.
The Teachers Coordination Council asked teachers across Iran to protest in their classrooms at the same time, and rallies are scheduled to take place today in Tehran, including one in front of Sharif University of Technology. This comes as students from many Iranian universities confirmed the continuation of strikes through statements.
“We notify the university administration and the tyrannical forces of the ruthless regime that we will continue our protest and strike as well as the boycott of courses, as long as our colleagues are in prison,” a group of Beheshti University students wrote on Friday, October 7.
The University of Science and Culture students released a statement as a group that day regarding the ongoing strikes.
These students said in their statement: “We will continue to disrupt classes until the future makers are released following the security forces’ continuous attacks on universities, the killing and arrest of dissenting people and students, as well as the arrest of Mirshahin Fatmi, a master’s student at the University of Science and Culture.
Additionally, these students requested the support of their academic advisors “on the path of freedom and respect.”
Students at Tehran University declared that they would reclaim their rights once the slogan “Women, Life, Freedom” was achieved within the context of social mobilisation. They also declared that starting today, Saturday, October 8, males and girls will share a dining hall.
At the same time, the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Unions released a statement urging teachers throughout Iran to “understand the historical necessity” and “perform their moral and patriotic duty” by turning their classrooms into a place to demand freedom and justice from Saturday, October 8 until the end of the week in accordance with the protest movement of the Iranian people, with all strata of society, from schoolchildren, university students, women, and men.
Addressing the regime, this council declared: “This council will put the notification of protests and gatherings on the agenda if the dictatorship wishes to continue the process of repressing students, youth, and the people.
In an article published on Friday, 7 October, union activist Ismael Abdi, who is incarcerated in Karaj prison, stated: “Resorting to violence and considering methods of repression to be the best option would have catastrophic effects.
Prior to that, the Iranian Writers Association denounced the massacre in Zahedan and the repression of citizen and student protests, and they characterised the movement for the freedom of the Iranian people as the outcome of a popular outcry over the loss of life during the 40 years of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s rule.
Regarding the regime’s response to public protests, the Iranian Writers Association stated in a statement released on Thursday that “As usual, the dictatorship utilised repression; it murdered, abducted, tortured, and imprisoned numerous people. However, the people did not give up and used all available means to make their protest known to the world “.
Today, Saturday, the Iran International channel reported that video recordings showed Iranian security shooting live rounds at protesters in the western city of Sanandaj.
She went on to say that anti-Ali Khamenei protests took place in Tehran and Mashhad, both in the northeast of the country. Both cities saw demonstrations during which anti-regime chants were heard.
According to the station, protesters also took to the streets in Mahabad, a city in West Azerbaijan Province, and Gohardasht, a city in the northern Iranian city of Karaj, where market vendors went on strike.
The Teachers Coordination Council asked teachers across Iran to protest in their classrooms at the same time, and rallies are scheduled to take place today in Tehran, including one in front of Sharif University of Technology. This comes as students from many Iranian universities confirmed the continuation of strikes through statements.
“We notify the university administration and the tyrannical forces of the ruthless regime that we will continue our protest and strike as well as the boycott of courses, as long as our colleagues are in prison,” a group of Beheshti University students wrote on Friday, October 7.
The University of Science and Culture students released a statement as a group that day regarding the ongoing strikes.
These students said in their statement: “We will continue to disrupt classes until the future makers are released following the security forces’ continuous attacks on universities, the killing and arrest of dissenting people and students, as well as the arrest of Mirshahin Fatmi, a master’s student at the University of Science and Culture.
Additionally, these students requested the support of their academic advisors “on the path of freedom and respect.”
Students at Tehran University declared that they would reclaim their rights once the slogan “Women, Life, Freedom” was achieved within the context of social mobilisation. They also declared that starting today, Saturday, October 8, males and girls will share a dining hall.
At the same time, the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Unions released a statement urging teachers throughout Iran to “understand the historical necessity” and “perform their moral and patriotic duty” by turning their classrooms into a place to demand freedom and justice from Saturday, October 8 until the end of the week in accordance with the protest movement of the Iranian people, with all strata of society, from schoolchildren, university students, women, and men.
Addressing the regime, this council declared: “This council will put the notification of protests and gatherings on the agenda if the dictatorship wishes to continue the process of repressing students, youth, and the people.
In an article published on Friday, 7 October, union activist Ismael Abdi, who is incarcerated in Karaj prison, stated: “Resorting to violence and considering methods of repression to be the best option would have catastrophic effects.
Prior to that, the Iranian Writers Association denounced the massacre in Zahedan and the repression of citizen and student protests, and they characterised the movement for the freedom of the Iranian people as the outcome of a popular outcry over the loss of life during the 40 years of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s rule.
Regarding the regime’s response to public protests, the Iranian Writers Association stated in a statement released on Thursday that “As usual, the dictatorship utilised repression; it murdered, abducted, tortured, and imprisoned numerous people. However, the people did not give up and used all available means to make their protest known to the world “.
after arrests and the use of live ammunition by security. Iran’s strikes immobilise some areas.
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