Reports from Iran - ASHURA IN IRAN - December 16, 2010

Reports from Iran 

ASHURA IN IRAN  

 December 16, 2010 

Rasht Golsar Region Mourning groups chanted ‘Ya Hossein’ and ‘we will never surrender’. Security forces are trying to disperse the mourners.

Tehran Enqelab Street 1:30 pm Two young men were arrested in Enqelab Street. They were handcuffed and taken to a police car. There are only security forces in Enqelab Street. From Azadi Street to Imam Hossein Square, security forces have been stationed in very high numbers and strict security measures have been enforced.

Tehran A group of about 200 to 300 people are moving towards Enqelab Square chanting ‘death to dictator’ and ‘Abbas (brother of Imam hossein who was killed by Yazid) remove the dictator’.

Tehran 11:30 to 12:30 pm People in Janat Abad and Tehransar are chanting death to dictator. There have been clashes in this area and a number of people have been arrested. People chant louder when people are arrested.

Tehran 12:10 pm People have clashed with security forces in Firdosi Square. These clashes are still ongoing. Security forces arrested two people. The people are chanting death to dictator in their support.
The head of the State Security Forces in Tehran, Sajedi Nia, is charged with controlling Tehran today and four RGC bases are tasked with controlling the scene and protests.

Tehran 12:30 pm A large number of mourning groups have gathered near the Khayam intersection. Security forces tried to block their path to prevent them from passing, but these groups paid no heed to the security forces and continued their procession.
Helicopters are being used to patrol Tehran from the air.

Tehran Enqelab Square 1:30 pm Security forces are filming the mourners from helicopters for later identification and to control the people. Intelligence agents have confiscated all the cameras and warrants of those who were allowed to take pictures and only government cameramen are allowed to take pictures and films of the scenes.
The people are very radical in their chants against the government.

Enqelab Square 12:30 pm Mourning groups in the Taleqani Intersection are literally surrounded by security forces.

Tehran At about 10:20 am in Navab Street, about 50 government forces on motorcycles chanted Allah O Akbar, death to Monafeq and Monafeq get lost (Monafeq is used by the regime to refer to the PMOI) and charged at an Azeri mourning group in Tehran. The people in the group chanted ‘Iran has turned into Palestine’, ‘death to this deceitful government’ and ‘death to dictator’, and continued their procession.


Students Committee in Iran (Supporters of PMOI)