{"id":333751,"date":"2025-07-03T22:47:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T21:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=333751"},"modified":"2025-07-03T22:47:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T21:47:53","slug":"a-regime-at-war-with-its-people-tehrans-multi-front-assault-on-dissent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/a-regime-at-war-with-its-people-tehrans-multi-front-assault-on-dissent\/","title":{"rendered":"A Regime at War with Its People: Tehran’s Multi-Front Assault on Dissent"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The people of Hamedan, central Iran, protested on July 3, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Recent events in Iran reveal a regime engaged in a coordinated, multi-front war against its own citizens as it still reels in the aftermath of the 12-day conflict. This is not a series of isolated incidents but a deliberate strategy of total repression, combining brutal physical violence, medieval ideological threats, and a desperate campaign to sever the public\u2019s access to information. The regime\u2019s actions, from the streets of Hamedan<\/strong><\/a> to the cells of Ghezel Hesar<\/strong> prison, expose a government that has come to rule by terror alone.<\/p>\n

Brutality in Prisons and on the Streets<\/h2>\n

The regime\u2019s use of physical violence as a tool of state policy is both systemic and increasingly brazen. On June 30, 2025, special guards at Ghezel Hesar<\/strong> Prison launched a savage attack on political prisoners in Hall 3 of Ward 1. Inmates were beaten with batons and tasers, with a particular focus on three defendants from the high-profile Ekbatan case: Navid Najjaran, Alireza Barmarzpournak, and Amirmohammad Khosh-Eqbal. Reports indicate the attack was so severe that Alireza Barmarzpournak\u2019s head was fractured. This assault is consistent with the regime\u2019s policy of intentionally housing political prisoners alongside violent criminals, a clear violation of international law designed to break their spirit.<\/p>\n

This state-sanctioned violence extends beyond prison walls. On July 1, 2025, in the Tarik Darreh area of Hamedan<\/strong>, state security forces shot and killed two young men, Omid Rasouli and Behrouz Fathi, during a car chase. A third individual was wounded. These extrajudicial killings demonstrate that lethal force is a standard procedure for enforcing control and instilling fear in the general population.<\/p>\n

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Baluch #Women<\/a> Stand Tall Against Regime Brutality in Southeastern Gunich Villagehttps:\/\/t.co\/Lcu6IELti7<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) July 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n