Thousands of security forces suppressed protestors in Tehran and other majority cities Sunday, according to CNN.It said the regime’s forces struck at throngs of protestors with batons and rushed others on motorcycles.
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More than 600 family members of those detained in recent days in Tehran after Monday’s protests gathered in front of the notorious Evin Prison to protest the detention of their loved ones and to demand information about their situation, according to student groups and news agencies.
Following the large uprising against the regime in various cities in Iran on Monday, the regime’s officials at the notorious Evin prison released the names of 1,500 people arrested and transferred to the prison on Monday night.According to Harana news agency on Tuesday, students and protestors have also been arrested by the regime’s suppressive forces in the northeastern city of Mashhad.
A large number of youths in Tehran’s Imam Hossein Square chanted “Death to Dictator” and “Viva Republic”.
In Enqelab (Revolution) Square, a number of large book stores are closed down, and people and the store owners have been forced to stay inside.
Fierce clashes have erupted between demonstrators and the State Security Force in various areas of Tehran, including Taleqani Ave., the intersection of Azadi and Azerbaijan, Vali-Asr Intersection, the College Intersection, Mirdamad Ave and Jordan Road. State Security agents are attacking the demonstrators with batons.
In Vali-Asr, suppressive forces are using tear gas and tying people with chains. Demonstrators in this area are chanting “Death to Dictator” and “Police aside from government, come and join the people”.
Thousands of protestors poured out into the streets of Tehran and clashes took place in various parts of the capital between demonstrators and the regime’s forces, CNN reported on Monday citing multiple witness accounts.
The news network said clashes took place in at least four areas of Tehran, including Imam Hossein Square, Enqelab Avenue, Tehran University, and Vali-e Asr Avenue.