Tens of Thousands Rise Up in Isfahan to Protest the Regime’s Destructive Policies
IRAN WEEKLY
Last week, at least two cities witnessed significant protests against water shortages in Iran.
On Friday, tens of thousands of people joined protests against the regime in the city of Isfahan. The demonstrators condemned the regime’s corruption and mismanagement, which has led to the drying up of the main river (Zayandeh Rud) that passes through the country’s third-largest city.
The massive protest spanned a large swath of the dried-up riverbed. Protesters chanted: “Guns Tanks (are useless), Mullahs must get lost,” “Our enemy is right here, they lie when they say it’s America,” and “Beware of the call by farmers to rebellion.” At the same time, impoverished farmers are continuing their weeks-long sit-in to obtain fair rights to water.
On Sunday and also on Monday, November 22, thousands of people in Shahr-e Kord city (about 90km from Isfahan) also staged a massive rally to protest water shortages. Chanting “Shameless officials have plundered the water,” the demonstrators vowed to continue their protests in the coming days until they obtain their rights.
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), praised the brave people of Isfahan and Shahr-e Kord for their protests against the theocracy. She said: The people of Iran rise up from Khuzestan to Isfahan and Shahr-e Kord. They do not want to live under the yoke of the mullahs who have stolen their water and air. The only way out is to end mullahs’ rule of oppression.
Also last week, seven witnesses and former political prisoners provided their shocking testimonies at the trial of Hamid Nouri, a former regime official accused of war crimes and murder during the mass killing of thousands of political prisoners in 1988.
The trial had moved for several days to Albania at the request of prosecutors to hear evidence from the seven exiles, who are members of the main opposition Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK). The court will now move back to its original location in Stockholm, Sweden.
