Internet and mobile services blocked in Iran to suppress protests

Tehran: It has been 100 days since the protests against the forced hijab began in Iran. It is revealed that the protesters shouted slogans against the supreme religious leader, Ayatollah Khamenei in Narmak and Tehranpars areas of the capital, Tehran, on this occasion. A British-based Iranian news agency claimed that the protesters took to the streets despite a crackdown by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. The Iranian government cut off internet and mobile services in some cities. However, it has not had any impact on the protests.

In 2009, the ‘Green Movement’ agitation started in Iran against the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. This movement received a great response in Iran. After that, there were protests in Iran over the rights of women and workers. The government of Iran was successful in suppressing all these protests. But the anti-hijab protests that have gripped Iran for over three months do not seem ready to subside.

Earlier this month, Iran began executing detained protesters. It is claimed that Iranian courts have detained more than 18 thousand people and 45 of them have been sentenced to death. Iran has said four of them have been hanged and threatened that others will soon face this punishment. But a US news channel claimed that Iran had executed at least 90 people, and not 45.

Western media accused Iran of terrorizing the protesters. Famous Iranian actor Hossein Mohammadi is among those hanged, drawing criticism from the country’s art sector. A group of cinematographers in Iran released a video criticizing the government’s crackdown on protesters. On the other hand, religious leaders who support Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, supported the execution of protesters. At the same time, they demanded stricter action against these protesters.

Last week, the Iranian government issued a new threat to the protesters. Iran warned that those who take to the streets and protest against the government would be arrested and charged with serious crimes. After that, the intensity of the protests on the streets of Iran subsided to an extent. However, this movement is not over. Demonstrators raised slogans against the government from the balconies, windows and, in some places, on the roofs of the buildings.

As the protest reached 100 days, the protesters took to the streets again and shouted slogans directly against Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei. Reports of such demonstrations are held in three areas of the capital Tehran. Protests were also organized in other cities of Iran, claimed a British-based Iranian news agency. European countries are also supporting the ongoing protests in Iran.

Meanwhile, international analysts are warning that the ongoing protests against the government in Iran will continue in 2023. These analysts have claimed that next year, the protests that shook the government of Iran will explode in this country.

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