Iran news in brief, October 8, 2019
Iran news in brief, October 8, 2019
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Unofficial martial law in Lordegan, southern Iran, following protests against the AIDS outbreak
Unofficial martial law in Lordegan, southern Iran, following protests against the AIDS outbreak Lordegan protest continues for the 3rd day as people protest the regime's denial of its role in infecting residents to HIV virus Reporting by PMOI/MEK Iran, October 7, 2019 —Based on reports received from residents of Lordegan in Chaharmahal & Bakhtiary Province in southern Iran, the city was engulfed in a complete crackdown and unofficial martial law on Sunday, October 6. The Iranian regime stationed main battle tanks at the city’s entrances and exits. Regime authorities also launched numerous patrols across the city and locals are saying this is a sign of how officials are deeply concerned about the deep resent against the mullahs’ regime felt among the locals across this highly restive town. The Iranian regime dispatched a convoy of its officials, including the Chaharmahal & Bakhtiary Province governor and numerous health officials to the village of Chenar Mahmoud...
Lordegan protests manifest the hatred of the Iranian people for the regime
Lordegan protests manifest the hatred of the Iranian people for the regime Enraged at the outbreak of HIV in their village, the people of Chenar Mahmoudi attack vehicles of Iranian regime authorities Iran, October 7, 2019 —On Saturday, anti-government protests erupted in Iran’s Charmahal & Bakhtiary province after it became evident that polluted syringes used by the regime’s health ministry had infected hundreds of people in the Lordegan county with HIV. Angry youth and citizens of Lordegan set fire to the office of the Friday Prayer leader (the mullah acting as the local spokesperson of the regime’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei) as well as a number of other government buildings. Interestingly, while the protests erupted over the AIDS crisis in Lordegan, the protesters quickly started targeting the regime in its entirety, chanting slogans such as “Death to the dictator,” “Don’t be afraid, we’re all together,” and “No to Gaza, no to Lebanon. My Life fo...