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UPDATE: 9:30 PM CET
Iran Uprising at a Glance – Day 66
Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran
Sunday, November 20, 2022 – 7 PM CET
- Days: 66
- Protests: 243 cities
- Fatalities: 600+ estimated deaths, 466 identified by MEK
- Detentions: 30,000+
Last night, in the early hours of Sunday, mechanized infantry units of the IRGC ground forces, and according to some reports, with the support of foreign proxy militants assaulted the city of Mahabad with heavy weaponry and equipment in sheer exasperation of the massive unrest that continues to roil the country, particularly the Kurdish region.
November 20 – Mahabad, northwest #Iran
IRGC units are deployed in the city streets and are shooting at locals.#IranRevolution2022#مهابادpic.twitter.com/muCV6mKutx— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) November 20, 2022
According to local sources, the electricity and Internet were cut off. IRGC forces fired heavy machine guns directly into people’s houses and committed serious atrocities. Military helicopters flew over the city.
November 20 – Mahabad, northwest #Iran
Helicopters are patrolling the city from above as authorities have launched a massive crackdown in this and other Kurdish cities.#IranRevolution #مهابادpic.twitter.com/Xnff13EZ1e— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) November 20, 2022
“Gun shots. Civilians screaming. Electricity turned off. Limited internet access. The regime kills in darkness. We need to put the spotlight on what happens,” Hannah Neuman, an outspoken German member of the European Parliament tweeted, upon receiving reports about Mahabad.
November 20 – Mahabad, northwest #Iran
Locals have surrounded the city's 13th Police Station and are chanting: "Martyrs don't die!"
This is the 66th day of the nationwide uprising.#IranRevolution2022#مهاباد pic.twitter.com/q6Ejm5Gtfm— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) November 20, 2022
The MEK opposition network called on people in all surrounding towns and cities to aid the people of Mahabad by engaging the regime forces in their cities and tying them down.
By daylight, it appeared that their advance had been halted at the city outskirts. Throughout Sunday, Mahabad witnessed protests and strikes. People in cities of Kurdistan and Tehran as well as other cities, poured into streets to express support for the people of Mahabad. The small town of Dashti in Bushehr province saw many demonstrators shouting, “From Dashti to Kurdistan, my life for Iran!” The fact that many small cities and towns are rising in protest, shows that people in these places have overcome their fear of retribution from the establishment and consider the days of the regime to be numbered.
November 20 – Dashti, southern #Iran
Locals continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 66th night of the uprising.#IranRevolution2022#مهاباد_تنها_نیست https://t.co/cAcAPuP0bI— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) November 20, 2022
November 20 – Tehran, #Iran
Locals holding a ceremony for Hamidreza Rouhi, recently killed by the regime's security forces, began chanting: "Mahabad, Kurdistan, the bastion of all of Iran!"#IranRevolution2022#مهاباد_قهرمان pic.twitter.com/W7u86YfgKz— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) November 20, 2022
Tonight, sounds of heavy gunfire can be heard in Marivan, another Kurdish city. Local activists have been reporting sounds of explosions through the night in the cities of Marivan, Baneh, Saqqez and Bukan. Several drones were reportedly flying over the city of Bukan. At 3 am local time five massive explosions were reported in Bukan and two similar explosions in Saqqez.
On Sunday merchants and storeowners in many cities once again closed their shops in a general strike throughout the country. This included Sanandaj, the capital of Kurdistan Province, and Mahabad, Oshnavieh, Piranshahr, Sardasht, Bukan, Marivan, Divandarreh, Saqqez, Qorveh, Bijar, Kermanshah, Paveh, Javanrud, Kamyaran, Ilam, and Nikshahr in Sistan & Baluchestan Province, among others.
November 20 – Sanandaj, western #Iran
Students of Kurdistan University are on strike and continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 66th day of the uprising.#IranRevolution2022#اعتصابات_سراسری pic.twitter.com/giCAAfRW57— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) November 20, 2022
Students at numerous universities were also protesting the regime’s crackdown measures by boycotting them and taking to the streets to participate in rallies. This included Kurdistan University in Sanandaj where the professors also joined the movement, the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Khajeh Nasir Toosi University and Allameh Tabataba’i University in Tehran, the Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, the Islamic Azad University of Rasht, the Islamic Azad University of Sari, Marvdasht University, Yazd University, the Kharazmi Faculty of Psychology, the Iran University of Science and Technology, and the University of Science and Culture of Tehran.
High school students in Shahin Shahr of central Iran and Mehrshahr, west of Tehran, were also protesting today and chanting slogans against the mullahs’ regime.
People in various cities took to the streets in support of their compatriots in Mahabad and other cities under siege by the regime’s military and security forces. Such rallies were reported in Tehran’s Abuldabad district where people began establishing roadblocks and taking control of their districts. Night protests are also raging in several districts of Tehran as well as the cities of Karaj, Mashhad, Kermanshah, Urmia, and Isfahan, among others.
November 20 – Karaj, west of Tehran, #Iran
Protesters chanting "Death to the dictator!" in solidarity with Mahabad and all of Iran's Kurdish regions.#IranRevolution2022#مهاباد_تنها_نیست pic.twitter.com/uLjm2SasUN— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) November 20, 2022
November 20 – Saqqez, western #Iran
Protesters chanting: "Mahabad is not alone! It has Saqqez's support!"#IranRevolution2022#مهاباد_تنها_نیست pic.twitter.com/bcxi4jVilC— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) November 20, 2022
UPDATE: 9:30 AM CET
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Furthermore, Tehran, Shiraz, Mahabad, Bukan, Sanandaj, Kamyaran, Bukan, Sanandaj, and Qazvin witnessed anti-regime demonstrations during the martyrs’ commemoration ceremonies.
“Martyrs Never Die,” Iranians Chant on Day 64 of Revolution
On Friday, November 18, 2022, the Iranian people bid farewell to their beloved children fallen for freedom, chanting, “Martyrs never die.” They turned mourning ceremonies in Izeh, Tabriz, Qazvin, Sanandaj, Semirom, Kamyaran, Mahabad, Piranshahr, Shiraz, Saqqez, and Bukan into revolutionary momentums. Oppressive forces mercilessly targeted citizens with live ammunition in several areas, leaving dozens of people injured and killed. Instead, protesters exercised their right to self-defense and attacked oppressors in some areas. Citizens also attacked regime offices and Revolutionary Guards bases with Molotov cocktails.
Germany, Cologne—November 17, 2022: Iranian Resistance Supporters Continue to Rally in Support of the Iran Protests, Commemorating the Bloody November 2019
Germany, Cologne—November 17, 2022: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) continue to sit-in and rally in solidarity with the Iranian people’s uprising. They also commemorated the anniversary of the November 2019 uprising in Iran.
Sweden, Gothenburg—November 16, 2022: Iranian Resistance Supporters Rally in Support of the Iran Protests, Commemorating the Bloody November 2019
Sweden, Gothenburg—November 16, 2022: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a rally in solidarity with the Iranian people’s uprising. They also commemorated the anniversary of the November 2019 uprising in Iran.
Also, read Iran News in Brief – November 19, 2022