{"id":264965,"date":"2022-10-08T09:52:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T07:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=264965"},"modified":"2023-02-07T03:14:54","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T02:14:54","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-october-8-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-8-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 8, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n

UPDATE: 11:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Latest Updates on Iran Uprising on Saturday<\/h3>\n

Demonstrators in Tehran and across Iran once again showed the regime\u2019s suppressive forces that they are not going to back down. The regime deployed extensive security forces and extreme violence with plainclothes forces, the Basij militia, the SSF, and the IRGC in many regions.<\/p>\n

A driver in Sanandaj who was simply honking in support of demonstrators was shot in the face by security forces and killed. In Mashhad<\/a>, a young woman was brutally shot and killed. In Tehran<\/a>, women stood up to the suppressive forces and were beaten. \u00a0In the Khayyam shopping mall in Tehran<\/a>, security forces opened fire on unarmed protesters. \u00a0In the Saadatabad area of Tehran<\/a> plainclothes Basij severely beat several protesters.<\/p>\n

As events unfolded, the protesters fought back. In a video report from Iran, a group of protesters beats up an IRGC member<\/a> and Basij forces. In Mashhad, young protesters threw Molotov Cocktails<\/a> at security forces attacking them. In Baharestan, near the Iranian regime\u2019s parliament (Majles), the Basij plainclothes militia was beaten by protesters defending themselves. Another video report<\/a> shows a Basij militia member chased from the street. In Tehran\u2019s Grand Bazaar<\/a>, angry protesters fought back against the security forces and chased them out of the Bazaar, setting their station on fire<\/a>. Young protesters chased away state security forces near City Park in Tehran<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Brig. Gen. Hossein Ashtari, the head of the regime\u2019s State Security Force (the regime\u2019s national police force), said about 1,800 of his forces had been injured. State newspapers reported that about 20 security forces have been killed.<\/p>\n

Various areas of Tehran have been roadblocked by protesters tonight.<\/p>\n

The Al-Zahra University, a female-only institution known to be a campus for the regime\u2019s families, roared in protest today against a visit by Ebrahim Raisi. Girl students shouted \u201cRaisi Get Lost\u201d, and tellingly chanted, \u201cHossein, Hossein, where are you, IRGC has become Yazidi\u201d in reference to the third leader of the Shi\u2019ite faith who was killed in a historic battle in Karbala in 669 CE with the Umayyad Khalif named Yazid. The religious tainting of the IRGC by the children of regime beneficiaries as opposed to Hossein shows the extent of the regime\u2019s predicament and isolation.<\/p>\n

Regime officials are expressing growing alarm about the leading role of MEK-affiliated Resistance Units in the uprising. Esmail Mousavi said in a Friday prayer sermon in Mahmudabad: \u201cWhat we were witnessing inside the country is incitement by \u2026 activists of the Hypocrites (Iranian regime\u2019s derogatory term for the MEK).\u201d Khamenei\u2019s representative in Qom, Alireza Erafi said: \u201cThanks to the sedition of the MEK and the enemies, we have seen many damaging incidents during the past weeks.\u201d He warned, \u201cThe series of recent events has been the work of MEK operatives…\u201d<\/p>\n

Amnesty International<\/a> has issued a video report on the Iranian regime\u2019s deadly crackdown as protests continue.<\/p>\n

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  • Shiraz<\/a> \u2013 Protesters in the streets have lit bonfires to fend off regime security forces.<\/li>\n
  • Tehran<\/a> \u2013 A large crowd is shouting \u201cDeath to Dictator\u201d in the working-class district of Nazi-Abad in southern Tehran.<\/li>\n
  • Tehran<\/a> \u2013 Protesters at Azari intersection chanting \u201cDeath to Dictator\u201d<\/li>\n
  • Tehran<\/a> \u2013 Protests ongoing in Shariati Street.<\/li>\n
  • Tehran<\/a> – Tehran\u2019s suburbs, including Qala Hassan Khan, are sites of nightly demonstrations tonight.<\/li>\n
  • Fardis, Karaj<\/a> \u2013 Nightly demonstration is ongoing.<\/li>\n
  • Sanandaj<\/a> \u2013 The city has been the site of extensive protests today. Regime symbols<\/a> are being torched in the city tonight.<\/li>\n
  • Hamadan<\/a> \u2013 Bonfires and barricades on the streets of this major northwestern city.<\/li>\n
  • Mashhad<\/a> \u2013 A video showing an IRGC based being targeted by defiant youth on October 5 has appeared on social media.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    UPDATE: 5:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Latest Updates on Iran Uprising on Saturday<\/h3>\n

    With universities shut down, whole parts of the country on a general strike, and protesters occupying the streets first at night, and now during the day, Iran is a country up in arms. The world is beginning to realize that something fundamental has changed in Iran.<\/p>\n

    Calls for widespread street occupations and demonstrations today have led to flash protests all across Tehran and all of Iran\u2019s major cities, with protesters chanting the now prevalent refrain of \u201cDeath to Khamenei\u201d and \u201cDeath to Dictator\u201d. No compromise with the religious fascism that has ruined their lives in their tone, the people are out in the streets of Mashhad<\/a>, Tehran<\/a>, Qazvin<\/a>, Shiraz<\/a>, Kerman<\/a>, Isfahan<\/a>, Gohardasht<\/a>, Sanandaj<\/a>, Rasht<\/a>, and many other cities.<\/p>\n

    Bold female students welcomed the regime\u2019s president Ebrahim Raisi to the Al-Zahra University in Tehran with the forefinger, chanting, \u201cRaisi Get Lost\u201d, and \u201cDeath to the Oppressor, Be it the Shah or the Leader [Khamenei]<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n

    In Tehran, demonstrators are clashing with Basij militiamen and security forces who are trying to suppress the protests. The brutal beating<\/a> of unarmed protesters can be seen in this instance posted on social media. Videos are emerging of people beating the Basij militia who attacked the protesters. A police station<\/a> in the capital Tehran is burning. Protesters have put up barricades<\/a> on Jey Street.<\/p>\n

    Protesters in Tehran\u2019s traditional Bazaar<\/a> forced security forces to flee and attacked their station. The Grand Bazaar went on strike today as did the north Tehran bazaar of Tajrish as a general strike is spreading.<\/p>\n

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    October 8 – Tehran, #Iran<\/a>
    Protesters torched a state police trailer at the city Bazaar on 15 Khordad Street.    #IranRevolution2022<\/a>#\u0645\u0647\u0633\u0627_\u0627\u0645\u06cc\u0646\u06cc<\/a> #\u0646\u06cc\u06a9\u0627_\u0634\u0627\u06a9\u0631\u0645\u06cc<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/eUGqBEJiJ8<\/a><\/p>\n

    — People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n