According to eyewitnesses, security forces and special anti-riot guards have been dispatched to a number of cities in western province of Kurdistan and western Azerbaijan, northwestern Iran.
These eyewitness reports say that the cellphones and internet have been disabled in most of the cities in western Kurdistan province. These lines were completely cut off on Friday in many of these cities.
Amnesty International has issued a statement condemning the excess use of force and repressive measures taken by the Security forces.
The Mahabad uprising started on Thursday, May 7th in front of Hotel Tara in protest to the tragic death of Farinaz Khosravani who died while trying to escape a vicious attempted abusive attack by an intelligence ministry agent. The demonstration of hundreds of people who gathered in front of that hotel was put down by the repressive police. Dozens were injured and hundreds were arrested.
The angry youth burnt down the hotel and every signs of the regime existence around that area. They burned the posters of Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic and also posters of Khamenei, the current Supreme leader of the mullahs’ regime.