Continued clashes with protesters | Four people arrested on charges of "monarchy" in Isfahan

ArminDecember 16, 2019

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Four citizens living in Isfahan were arrested by security forces, with state media in Iran saying they were charged with "monarchy."

Iranian news agencies wrote that these individuals, who have been named as “members of the royalist activist network” and “members of the Isfahan Homeland Fighting Network,” were arrested on Thursday, December 11, by the IRGC Intelligence Organization of Isfahan province while holding a meeting at a citizen’s home. These media outlets claimed that a number of “nightbooks, lion and sun flags, slogan-writing tools, and incendiary bomb bottles” were discovered at the scene of their arrest. These media outlets have not published any statements from the detainees.

The wave of repression against protesters following the protests in late November continues. Judicial and security officials have reported that they have arrested many people on various charges.

Previously, in the continuation of the widespread repression of protesters in Iran, law enforcement authorities announced on Thursday, December 27, the arrest of seven protesters in Isfahan.

These arrests come after recent popular protests in Iran, during which Isfahan province has been the scene of continuous and intense popular protests, and protesters in this province burned a billboard with Khamenei's image, and also set fire to the FATA police building and places in Baharestan city, Isfahan.

During these protests, one of the slogans chanted by the protesters was "Reza Shah, may your soul rest in peace." Previously, Voice of America has also released images from Andisheh Town in Karaj and Mashhad, in which people are seen chanting this slogan.

Following the sudden increase in gasoline prices, Iran witnessed widespread protests against the Islamic Republic. On Friday, November 14, after news of the sudden increase in gasoline prices was released, protests took place in various cities in Iran, and just one day after the protests began, the Islamic Republic almost completely cut off the internet on Saturday night, November 15.

Previously, Amnesty International announced in its latest report on the suppression of popular protests in November that, according to credible reports received by the organization, at least 208 people were killed in these protests, and that the actual number of deaths is likely higher.

Brian Hook, the US Special Representative for Iran, also spoke at a press conference on Thursday, December 4, referring to the popular protests in Iran, calling it the biggest crisis in the Islamic Republic's history and saying that perhaps a thousand people have been killed since the protests began in Iran, but the Iranian regime does not allow accurate information.

President Donald Trump also reacted once again to the Iranian government's actions against the protesters on Tuesday, December 1, and said on the sidelines of a NATO summit: "It is very unfortunate that protesters in Iran were killed simply because they were protesting."

On the sidelines of this gathering, the US President repeatedly mentioned the issue of Iranian protesters and America's support for the Iranian people, saying: "The protesters in Iran are seeking freedom, and we fully support them."

Source: Voice of America

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