Iran regime increases repression ahead of protest anniversary

As the first anniversary of the 2022 nationwide protests in Iran approaches, the Iranian regime is escalating its efforts to suppress potential dissent and thwart any form of protests. Among its primary targets are sympathizers and relatives of members of the People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK), a major opposition group.
Intensified crackdown on Iranian students precedes uprising anniversary

Recent reports sourced from student media highlight the systematic summoning of students from notable universities including Amirkabir, Allameh, Khajeh Nasir, Tarbiat Modares, Ferdowsi, Mashhad, and Isfahan, to security institutions. The Amirkabir News Channel unveiled that a minimum of 10 students from the Amirkabir University of Technology were brought to the Ministry of Intelligence Investigation Office on Baradaran Mozafar Street on August 14.
Iranian regime targets universities in bid to quell dissent


The powerful influence of universities and students, evident in the prior uprisings where they illuminated paths away from the regime’s misleading tactics, has placed them in the regime’s crosshairs.
Retirees across Iran rally against government’s ignorance of deteriorating living conditions

The demonstrators voice concerns over worsening living standards as they grapple with the regime’s neglectful policies.
Khamenei attempts to boost IRGC morale amid growing discontent
Addressing the growing clout of the Iranian Resistance on the world political stage, and its efforts to label the IRGC as a terror outfit, Khamenei declared, “IRGC is the world’s premier anti-terrorist organization.”
Hygiene supply shortages in Iran claim lives of over 170 spinal cord injured

These deaths have been primarily attributed to pressure ulcers and infections due to an alarming lack of hygiene supplies. Mahnaz Kazemi, a director at the Iran Spinal Cord Injury Support Center, expressed deep concern over the dire situation faced by these individuals. “Especially after multiple price hikes in the country, the situation is grim,” she lamented. Based on the center’s database, these deaths were most frequently reported by the grieving families of the affected.
Protest waves sweep across Iran as retirees decry government neglect

Multiple cities across Iran witnessed a surge in protests on Sunday, as retirees and pensioners from the Iranian regime’s Social Security Organization and steel industry publicly voiced their discontent over the country’s deteriorating economic conditions, aggravated by the government’s policies.
Iran’s new hijab bill awaits parliamentary discussion amidst controversy

According to an announcement by Moussa Ghazanfar Abadi, chair of the Legal Commission, on August 20, 2023 as reported by the state-run Etemadonline.ir.
Iranian regime intensifies repression ahead of uprising anniversary

Central to the regime’s crackdown are the supporters of the People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK), whom officials have labeled as their primary concern. The regime’s efforts are visibly concentrated on political prisoners charged with backing the PMOI.





