Eye on Iran's Protests - April 20, 2023
Over 500 people have been killed for supporting the Women, Life, Freedom movement in Iran. Another wave of poisonings occurred at girls’ schools across the country in the past week. Still, the protests and acts of civil disobedience continued.
The below map shows the location of protests in Iran in the past week.
The below map shows the location of arrests in Iran in the past week.
For the 28th consecutive week, protesters gathered in Zahedan to protest against the theocratic regime in Iran.
In Isfahan, people gathered in front of the education ministry protesting chemical attacks on girls’ schools.
Women removed their hijabs and headed toward the subway.
Hospital beds filled with schoolgirls after chemical attacks on 3 girls’ schools in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan province.
Iran Seals 150 Businesses In Headscarf Crackdown | Agence France-Presse
Iranian police said on Sunday authorities had closed more than 150 businesses in 24 hours for not respecting the obligation for women to wear headscarves under Iran's strict Islamic dress code. The closures were announced a day after police said they have now implemented a plan to deal with women who violate the law, using surveillance cameras and facial recognition technology.
Another poison attack occurred at a school in Karaj, Iran.
During a soccer match between Persepolis and Mes Kerman, Iranian spectators tore down a banner of Iran's Supreme Leader and Qassem Soleimani.
The think tank, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, has recorded 434 chemical attacks in Iran.
Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and Princess Yasmine visited a mural in Israel promoting the unofficial slogan of the antigovernment protests in Iran: Women, Life, Freedom. The Crown Prince also met with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his trip to Israel, which coincided with Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Ali Khamenei threatened women by announcing that if they take off their hijabs, they will be guilty of haram acts. After that, the commander of the police force threatened to identify and arrest the unveiled women. In response, Iranian women took off their hijabs and posted pictures of it on their social media pages.
The Islamic Republic attacked Chamran school in Hamedan with toxic gas.
The bloody crackdowns at universities across Iran have not been led directly by the usual suspects — the police, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) or its civil militia, the Basij. Rather, the brutal repression against students is being driven by a shadowy paramilitary group almost unknown beyond Iran’s borders: the Student Basij Organization (SBO).
Iranian authorities attacked a group of residents in the city of Abdanan with teargas.
Iran’s ruler, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, dismissed the possibility of a referendum over the country’s important issues, saying that people are not capable of making decisions.
New Caucus In Congress Condemns Poisoning Of Iranian Girls | Associated Press
A new bipartisan caucus in Congress is condemning the Iranian government over the recent poisoning of school girls in the country, amplifying the growing criticism in Washington against the Islamic Republic and its disregard for human rights. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, announced the formation of the Iranian Women Congressional Caucus with the support of nearly 20 Republican and Democratic members of the House.
Millions of schoolgirls are at risk amid ongoing gas attacks deliberately targeting girls’ schools. Iran's authorities have failed to adequately investigate and end the attacks, and dismissed symptoms as “stress,” “excitement,” and/or “mental contagion.”
A woman without a hijab wrote on the wall in broad daylight “Woman Life Freedom” and “Death to Khamenei.”
A rally at the London Eye will be held on April 29, 2023 to call on the United Kingdom to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.
Vahid Beheshti is on day 57 of a hunger strike across the street from the U.K.’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office. He is calling on the U.K. to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization.
The MAHSA Act to impose sanctions on the Supreme Leader of Iran and the President of Iran and their respective offices for human rights abuses and support for terrorism is scheduled for a full committee markup on April 26, 2023.
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