Our Silence Is Not the Silence of Slavery; It Is Fire Beneath the Ashes
The people of Zahedan announced yesterday, coinciding with Quds Day, that our silence is not the silence of slavery; our people are like fire beneath the ashes.
Sistan and Baluchestan is one of the provinces that has experienced the most injustice to date, and the protests that began after the killing of Jina (Mahsa) Amini forced Zahedan to join in as well. Zahedan, which was raked with gunfire by the Islamic Republic regime on a Friday and subsequently became known as “Bloody Friday.”
The people of Zahedan continue their protests against the regime every Friday after holding Friday prayers, despite the security situation and the presence of regime forces. Yesterday, coinciding with Quds Day, people took to the streets carrying placards with protest slogans, one of which was written in Persian and English: “Our silence is not the silence of slavery; our people are like fire beneath the ashes.”
“Abdolhamid Ismail Zahi,” known as “Mullah Abdolhamid,” the Friday prayer imam of the Sunni Mecca Grand Mosque in the city of Zahedan, also said in his sermon after congregational prayers, which coincided with Quds Day: “No one should think about killing and imprisoning others, striking and destroying others; rather, the entire world should be thinking about peace.” He also announced regarding the selection of government heads and rulers that you yourselves should determine your government head and your ruler.
He also reacted to the recent executions carried out by the Islamic Republic regime and said: “I can boldly say that these executions being carried out—those who carry out the executions will be held accountable on the Day of Judgment.”
Protests are continuing not only in Zahedan but in all Iranian cities in various ways, so that the popular revolution that has begun may reach victory.
