International Desk: 2019 protests in Iran are called ‘Bloody November’. In memory of that, the country’s students and workers have taken to the road to demonstrate again in Iran.
Deutsche Welle reports that the Iranian government has banned protests. Protests are dealt with strictly. An Iranian court recently ordered the death penalty for a protester. Five were sentenced to prison. But even then, the protests in other cities, including Tehran, cannot be stopped.
There are protests against the death of Mahsa Amini, along with that, yesterday, on Tuesday, the commemoration of the anti-government protests of 2019 was added. For the last few days, the social media campaign was going on about this protest. Many were also bringing written applications from door to door. Because of that, many people joined the protest.
Students and workers strike
Videos posted on social media showed anti-government protesters chanting slogans in a Tehran market. All shops are closed. The appeal of the young protesters was that people should leave their homes and occupy the streets. Let the protesters occupy the streets of all cities.
The post made on social media said that protests will continue in schools, colleges, universities as before. Along with that, there should be demonstrations in the neighborhood and on the streets.
Workers went on strike in 16 cities, the Norway-based human rights group said.
‘Bloody November’ protest why?
Three years ago, on November 15, people took to the streets to protest against the increase in oil prices. For days, protesters looted banks, gas stations, and attacked police stations.
Authorities quelled the protests by shutting down the Internet for a week. According to Amnesty International, at least 304 people died. The protests spread to more than a hundred cities.
The Norway-based Iran Human Rights Group said more than 326 protesters have died in the current protests against the killing of Mahsa Amini.
