{"id":235663,"date":"2021-03-01T08:45:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T13:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=235663"},"modified":"2023-02-08T15:32:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T14:32:21","slug":"protests-in-irans-sistan-and-baluchistan-overview-and-origins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/protests-in-irans-sistan-and-baluchistan-overview-and-origins\/","title":{"rendered":"Protests in Iran\u2019s Sistan and Baluchistan: Overview and Origins"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Protests erupted on Monday in Saravan, Sistan and Baluchistan province, southeast Iran, following the massacre of fuel porters by the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)<\/a>. While these protests continue and have spread to other cities in the province, it is necessary to have a general overview and know the origins of this uprising.<\/p>\n

After the IRGC forces opened fire on deprived fuel porters in Saravan county, Protests began on Monday, near the Iran-Pakistan border. In return, angry locals stormed the IRGC base and the governorate. Protests rapidly spread first to Saravan’s surrounding cities and villages and then to other cities in the province.<\/p>\n

On Monday, despite the heavy presence of the IRGC forces, protesters attacked<\/a> the governorate in Saravan. The regime’s security forces opened fire on unarmed civilians killing and injuring dozens of them. In return, people set fire on the security forces’ vehicles.<\/p>\n

Protests continued on Tuesday. The residents of Keshtegan village from Bam-Posht district held a rally in front of the IRGC base. According<\/a> to the Iranian Resistance, The IRGC forces opened fire on protesters, killing over 40 protesters, and wounding a hundred. The regime cut off or disrupted Saravan’s internet to prevent the news of the uprising from spreading. It has also blocked all the roads to the city.<\/p>\n

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On Wednesday<\/a>, in the Korin-Sarjangal area of Zahedan, the capital of Sistan and Baluchestan province, poured on streets and targeted the IRGC base in the region. After blocking the road leading to the base, they set fire to several IRGC vehicles.<\/p>\n

The regime’s forces opened fire on a group of protesters on Thursday in Zahedan, and the IRGC’s helicopters were flying over the city, trying to intimidate the public. Yet, brave Baluchi locals closed the Jask \u2013 Chabahar highway and continued their protests.<\/p>\n

While the regime has killed dozens of unarmed protesters, it has tried to blame the victims for the recent killings.<\/p>\n

In an interview with the state-run Mashreq News on Thursday, Mehdi Shamsabadi, the regime’s prosecutor in Sistan and Baluchestan, said that the “enemies hiding under cover of fuel carriers” opened fire on protesters. “The [regime’s] enemies intended to inflame the calm atmosphere of the province,” he added. Meanwhile, videos circulating on the internet show IRGC forces killing protesters.<\/p>\n

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