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Iran: Memory of fallen honored in Tehran cemetery

Shahriar Kia - 7/27/2009

On the twentieth day of the nationwide uprising in Iran, thousands of people in Tehran gathered in Behesht-e Zahra cemetery at 18:00 local time to honor the memory of those killed by the regime’s suppressive forces in the course of the uprising. They paid their respects by placing flowers on the martyrs’ graves.

The memorial ceremony took place despite a heavy presence of suppressive forces in the cemetery, who tried hard to stop people from joining the families and loved ones of those slain by the regime.

The number of people gathered in the various sections of the cemetery (nos. 254, 256, 257, 259, 263, and 264) grew by the minute, as anti-regime chants rung out from the crowds as an expression of popular rage and anger towards the religious fascism ruling Iran.


Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran

July 2, 2009

Nationwide uprising in Iran – Statement 67

Tehran Bazaar goes on strike


On the twentieth day of the Iranian people’s nationwide uprising on Thursday, July 2, a large portion of Tehran’s Bazaar went on strike, with the majority of owners either refusing to open their shops or closing shop by noon. Agents from the clerical regime’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) and plain-clothes agents had attempted to preclude the strike through intimidation and imposition of pressures.

On Wednesday, portions of the Tabriz (northwestern Iran) Bazaar, including jewelers and shoe traders, also went on strike.

Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran

July 2, 2009


Nationwide uprising in Iran – Statement 66

Youth arrested in Tehran communities as “hooligans” and “thugs”

To intensify the atmosphere of fear and terror, the Iranian regime has begun to arrest a growing number of youth in various Tehran communities under the guise of “hooligans” and “thugs.” On Wednesday, July 1, the special anti-riot forces carried out a violent raid in the Vali-e Asr neighborhood, western Tehran, and arrested a group of youth in the process. The ferocious suppressive measure met angry reaction by local residents.


Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran

July 2, 2009

Nationwide uprising in Iran – Statement 65

Rooftop shouts of “God is great” and “Death to Khamenei” ring out loud across Tehran

On the nineteenth night of the Iranian people’s nationwide uprising, on Wednesday July 1, residents of various Tehran neighborhoods went to their rooftops and shouted “God is great,” “Death to dictator” and “Death to Khamenei,” to display their rage against the ruling dictatorship as well as its suppressive measures and crimes.

The mullahs’ special units, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the paramilitary Bassij Force and plain-clothes agents, took positions on their motorcycles in various streets and neighborhoods hours before the protest chants began. The agents threw rocks and used batons to destroy property and damage homes from which the chants of “God is great” and “Death to dictator” were heard.