PMOI supporters honored the Anniversary of the 2022 Iran Protests in the Women’s Ward of Evin Prison despite being detained at the hands of the clerical regime.
Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a ceremony in the women’s ward of Evin Prison, marking the second anniversary of the 2022 Iran protests, sparked by the tragic death of Mahsa Zhina Amini. The participants paid tribute to all the martyrs of the uprising. Some of the prisoners delivered speeches about the significance of the 2022 Iran protests.
The political prisoners in the women’s ward of Evin Prison honored the pivotal role of the freedom-seeking pioneers in spreading the chants of “Death to the oppressor, whether it be the Shah or the (mullahs’ Supreme) Leader” across the country. Some attendees, who had personally witnessed scenes from the 2022 uprising, shared their memories of those intense moments.
Commemoration of the 2022 Iran protests in Ghezel Hesar Prison
Political prisoners in Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj, also commemorated the second anniversary of the 2022 uprising. The ceremony began with a tribute to Mahsa Zhina Amini and other fallen protesters, continuing with poetry recitations and songs.
The prisoners chanted slogans such as, “Torture and imprisonment, the decrees of Bagh-ye and execution, only fuel the uprising,” “Iran’s pioneers, and the martyrs of September will uproot every tyrant,” “Our message from prison is resistance and continuing the fight,” “Death to Khamenei, curse on Khomeini,” and “Khamenei, you tyrant, we will bring you down.”
House Arrest of the Amini Family and Martial Law in Saqqez
While political prisoners in two of Khamenei’s most notorious prisons marked the second anniversary of the 2022 uprising, outside the prison walls, security forces blocked any commemorative events for Mahsa Amini. They prevented the Amini family from visiting her grave. Authorities ordered the family to stay indoors under house arrest.
Additionally, security forces sealed all roads leading to the Aichi Cemetery in Saqqez. The Revolutionary Guard Corps stationed troops along the route, while five military helicopters patrolled the skies above the city.
Bazaar Merchants Threatened to Break Strikes
Merchants in several cities across Kurdistan, including Sanandaj, Saqqez, Divandarreh, Marivan, Mahabad, Bukan, Oshnaviyeh, Qorveh, and Piranshahr, went on strike, closing their shops to mark the second anniversary of the 2022 uprising. Security forces pressured and threatened the shopkeepers to reopen their businesses, even breaking the locks of some stores.
Furthermore, in the days leading up to the anniversary of the 2022 uprising, large numbers of special forces units were deployed from cities such as Hamedan, Zanjan, Tabriz, Miandoab, and Urmia to towns like Divandarreh, Sanandaj, Bijar, Mahabad, and Bukan, to suppress any gatherings or protests.
