{"id":339307,"date":"2025-11-13T13:16:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T12:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=339307"},"modified":"2025-11-13T13:22:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T12:22:24","slug":"ahvaz-self-immolation-triggers-political-shock-in-iran-as-regime-moves-to-contain-public-fury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/ahvaz-self-immolation-triggers-political-shock-in-iran-as-regime-moves-to-contain-public-fury\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahvaz Self-Immolation Triggers Political Shock in Iran as Regime Moves to Contain Public Fury"},"content":{"rendered":"
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People rush to extinguish flames after Ahmad Baledi set himself on fire outside his family\u2019s demolished food stand in Ahvaz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Public anger in Iran continues to mount following the death of Ahmad Baledi, the 20-year-old student from Ahvaz who set himself on fire<\/a> after municipal forces demolished his family\u2019s food kiosk. Amid nationwide outrage and fear of renewed street protests, regime\u2019s president Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered his interior minister to convey condolences to the family and form a \u201cspecial committee\u201d to investigate the case\u2014a gesture that many Iranians see as a belated attempt to defuse unrest rather than deliver justice.<\/p>\n

At Ahmad\u2019s funeral and memorial gatherings this week, grief quickly turned to fury. His father, Mojahed Baledi, shouted<\/a> before mourners, \u201cWe will not take the body, we will not hold a service until the mayor and his aides leave this city!\u201d He warned that unless those responsible were removed, his family would set themselves alight one by one. Within 24 hours, the provincial government announced the resignation of Ahvaz mayor Reza Amini and the dismissal of several senior municipal officials. Local sources confirmed that security forces heavily surrounded the burial site, restricting attendance and traditional mourning rituals to prevent the gatherings from turning into open protest.<\/p>\n

Even as officials speak of \u201cinvestigation and accountability<\/a>,\u201d residents and activists describe these moves as performative damage control by a regime terrified of another uprising. The government\u2019s response\u2014part arrests, part condolences\u2014reflects a deep fear that Baledi\u2019s self-immolation could become a catalyst for a broader rebellion, reminiscent of Tunisia\u2019s 2010 revolt sparked by the self-immolation of street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi.<\/p>\n

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Salute to Ahmad Baledi, the brave son of the people of Ahvaz, who lost his life in protest against the inhuman and plundering clerical regime. The newly released reports and videos of his self-immolation have stirred widespread outrage, exposing the deliberate and conscious role\u2026<\/p>\n

— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) November 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n