There have been reports of fires in military barracks and Basij militia bases across Iran, apparently in an act of arson by anti-government protesters.
There have been reports of fires in military barracks and Basij militia bases across Iran, apparently in an act of arson by anti-government protesters.
A video released Saturday on social networks shows a massive fire at one of the main Basij bases in the city of Ahwaz, located in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, dubbed the “Imam Hussein base.” .
The base is one of the main hubs for organizing security forces and sending them to nearby cities to quell ongoing protests. The protests were sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini in mid-September.
Similar incidents have been reported at several Basij bases in different cities, including the massive fire at the Basij base in Razvanshal, North Gilan province, and the burning of the Basij base in Mashhad, a religious city in northeastern Iran. is included.
In a video of the fire at the Bajji base in Mashhad, someone describes the fire as a protest against executions. Mohsen ShekariA young protester has been hanged for injuring a security guard with a knife and blocking a street in the capital Tehran.
On Friday night, another fire devoured Tehran’s Sharif University’s Basij base. Abolfazl Hajizadeh, an employee who works at the base, told reporters that the two entered the university in the middle of the night and that he set the base on fire with two bottles containing flammable substances.
Arson attacks on the Basij base, where repression operatives are stationed, as well as the city’s seminary and provincial buildings, have become a recurring phenomenon in the past three months. Since the current wave of protests began, protesters have set fire to mosques and Basij bases in several cities, including Gorgan, Orumiyeh (Urmia), Kazerun and Zanjan.
In November, jubilant demonstrators marched as the ancestral home of Islamic Republic founder Ruhollah Khomeini in the city of Khomein, in western Markazi province, was also set ablaze.
The execution of Mohsen Shekhali, the first protester to be hanged, sparked even more protests in Iran and led to global condemnation by governments and celebrities.United States, Canada, Australia, and the European Union have imposed additional sanctions or are considering punitive measures against the Islamic Republic. Many people refer to Mohsen Shekari as the most important name in the rebellion against the regime, second only to Masa Amini.
Most Iranian and foreign officials describe his execution as a futile attempt by the Islamic Republic to intimidate people into not participating in further protests. , says he is sure more people will be killed by the regime if the protests and strikes stop.
