Iran is on the path to a fundamental change. The third week of the nationwide protests has begun. It all began with the death of Mahsa Amini arrested by the regime’s so-called morality police for not compelling with the regime’s hijab rules. She died in custody after being beaten and injured severely.
Now the people are taking a step further and demanding the regime’s overthrow. They do not accept fabricated reforms anymore. The face of these protests differs from the protests of 2019 after gasoline prices increase. The people’s target is the entire regime, especially the supreme leader Ali Khamenei responsible for all the misery the people are suffering from.
Until now more than 164 cities across all the country’s 31 provinces have challenged the regime on the streets, seeking to overcome the regime’s brutality and overthrow the mullahs. Over 300 have been killed by the regime’s security forces and at least 15,000 people have been arrested throughout the country, while the fate of many of them is still unclear. Their families have gathered many times in front of the regime’s prisons and asked for the release of their beloved, but the regime did not respond other than with violence.
It should be noted that now all the regime’s forces are involved in the repression of the people. From its Basij forces to the police, the Revolutionary Guards, and finally the brutal plain cloth agents.
On October 1, the protests started with a nationwide strike. People in Oshnavieh, Baneh, Bukan, Mahabad, etc. closed their shops and businesses in support of the protests. Then the students joined the strike all over the country. Reports indicate that the regime’s forces used violence to stop the students’ protests.
Below is a glimpse of the protests and strikes published on social media.
October 1 – Bukan, northwest Iran – Nightfall
A brave mother helps get a young get released from the regime’s security forces.
October 1 – Bukan, northwest #Iran
A brave mother helps get a young get released from the regime's security forces.#IranProtests2022 #MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/RpAxq9afRr— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022
October 1 – Mahabad, northwest Iran – Nightfall
Locals in the city’s Esteghlal (Revolution) Square continue the nationwide protests against the regime on the 16th night of the uprising.
October 1 – Mahabad, northwest #Iran
Locals in the city's Esteghlal (Revolution) Square continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 16th night of the uprising.#IranProtests2022 #MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/n2rNCZZLyu— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022
October 1 – Tehran – Nightfall
Locals at the city’s Sadr Bridge continued the nationwide protests against the regime on the 16th night of the uprising.
October 1 – Tehran, #Iran
Locals at the city's Sadr Bridge continued the nationwide protests against the regime on the 16th night of the uprising.#IranProtests2022 #MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/nv3vulJy5y— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022
October 1 – Rasht, northern Iran – Nightfall
Protesters chanted: “Death to the dictator!”
October 1 – Rasht, northern #Iran
Protesters chanted: "Death to the dictator!" #IranRevolution#MahsaAmini #مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/Ls17ub7LvX— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022
October 1 – Tehran, Sarsabz intersection – Nightfall
Protesters chanting: “Death to the dictator!” They’ve established roadblocks with street railings.
October 1 – Tehran, #Iran
Sarsabz intersection
Protesters chanting: "Death to the dictator!"
They've established roadblocks with street railings. #IranProtests2022 #MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/e4xAe9wJVD— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022
October 1 – Kermanshah, western Iran– Nightfall
Protesters: “Mullahs must get lost!”
October 1 – Kermanshah, western #Iran
Protesters chanting: "Mullahs must get lost!"#IranProtests2022 #MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/6OhWs9XxwI— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022
October 1 – Arak, central Iran – Nightfall
Protesters: “Death to the dictator!”
October 1 – Arak, central #Iran
Protesters chanting: "Death to the dictator!"#IranProtests2022 #MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/T7Eg366wnL— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022
October 1 – Tehran, Azadi (Freedom) Street on Eskandari Intersection 7 pm local time
Protesters torched a dumpster, and security forces fired tear gas.
October 1 – Tehran, #Iran
Azadi (Freedom) Street on Eskandari Intersection
7 pm local time
Protesters torched a dumpster and security forces fired tear gas.#IranProtests2022 #MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/lRK7M6D03y— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022
October 1 – Tehran, Enghelab (Revolution) Street – Nightfall
Protesters: “Death to the dictator!”
October 1 – Tehran, #Iran
Enghelab (Revolution) Street
Protesters chanting: "Death to the dictator!"#IranProtests2022 #MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/zW8S93rwKG— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022
October 1 – Tehran – Nightfall
Locals in the capital’s Tajrish district are continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 16th night of the uprising.
October 1 – Tehran, #Iran
Locals in the capital's Tajrish district are continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 16th night of the uprising.#IranProtests2022 #MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/zbQhuZzjrT— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022
October 1 – Sanandaj, western Iran – Nightfall
Locals continued the nationwide protests against the regime on the 16th night of the uprising.
October 1 – Sanandaj, western #Iran
Locals continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 16th night of the uprising.#IranProtests2022 #MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/rRmotrIRCE— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022
October 1 – Kermanshah, western Iran – Nightfall
Protesters: “Mullahs must get lost!”
October 1 – Kermanshah, western #Iran
Protesters chanting: "Mullahs must get lost!"#IranProtests2022 #MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/a3nrOggi8E— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022
October 1 – Marivan, western Iran – Nightfall
Regime security forces are opening fire on protesters as they continue their anti-regime rallies on the 16th night of the nationwide uprising.
October 1 – Marivan, western #Iran
Regime security forces are opening fire on protesters as they continue their anti-regime rallies on this 16th night of the nationwide uprising.#IranProtests2022 #MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/jXEc5S1POh— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022
October 1 – Mahabad, northwest Iran – Nightfall
Protesters: “Death to Khamenei!”
October 1 – Mahabad, northwest #Iran
Protesters chanting: "Death to Khamenei!"#IranProtests2022 #MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/4Rhh1RbzKN— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022
October 1 – Tehran, Narmak district – Nightfall
Protesters: “Death to Khamenei!”
October 1 – Tehran, #Iran
Narmak district
Protesters chanting: "Death to Khamenei!"#IranProtests2022 #MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/J5Cx9pgdyS— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022
October 1 – Tehran, Valiasr Street – Nightfall
Protesters are holding their ground and continuing their anti-regime protests.
October 1 – Tehran, #Iran
Valiasr Street
Protesters are holding their ground and continuing their anti-regime protests.#IranProtests2022 #MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/QmMedNFfg4— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022
Kerman, south-central Iran – Nightfall
Activists say regime security forces are opening fire on protesters and bystanders.
October 1 – Kerman, south-central #Iran
Activists say regime security forces are opening fire on protesters and bystanders.#IranProtests2022 #MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/ltCimdOyxC— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022
October 1 – Tehran – Nightfall
Anti-regime protests continue into the night in the country’s capital.
October 1 – Tehran, #Iran
Anti-regime protests continuing into the night in the country's capital.#IranRevolution #MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/Li1VE7ZRUV— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022
October 1 – Dehgolan, Kurdistan Province, western Iran
Regime authorities have cut off all electricity to prevent further protests and maybe launch a new crackdown wave.
October 1 – Dehgolan, Kurdistan Province, western #Iran
Regime authorities have cut off all electricity to prevent further protests and maybe launch a new crackdown wave.#IranProtests2022 #MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/NTfxFLKsbt— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022
Razavi Khorasan, NE Iran— Iran Protests against Mahsa Amini‘s murder, day 16. A massive crowd of Mashhad Medical Sciences University students chants, “Students rather die than live in infamy!”
#IranRevolution#RazaviKhorasan, NE #Iran—#IranProtests against #MahsaAmini's murder, day 16.
A massive crowd of Mashhad Medical Sciences University students chants, "Students rather die than live in infamy!"#IranianLivesMatterpic.twitter.com/Kihm3QXZ9r— Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) October 1, 2022
Alborz, Iran Protests against Mahsa Amini‘s murder, day 16. Islamic Azad University students in Gohardasht, Karaj, chant, “IRGC Basij get lost!” and “[Khamenei’s son] Mojtaba, you’ll die, not become a leader!”
#IranRevolution#Alborz, C #Iran—#IranProtests against #MahsaAmini's murder, day 16.
Islamic Azad University students in Gohardasht, Karaj, chant, "#IRGC Basij get lost!" and "[Khamenei's son] Mojtaba, you'll die, not become a leader!"#IranianLivesMatterpic.twitter.com/bQ9ZJcSnFx— Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) October 1, 2022
Shiraz, south-central Iran Students of Shiraz University chanting: “We’ll fight and take back Iran!”
October 1 – Shiraz, south-central #Iran
Students of Shiraz University chanting:
"We'll fight and take back Iran!"#IranRevolution #MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/x7O2O0iLnk— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022
Isfahan, Iran Protests against Mahsa Amini‘s murder, day 16. “Death to the dictator,” citizens chant in broad daylight.
#IranRevolution#Isfahan, C #Iran—#IranProtests against #MahsaAmini's murder, day 16.
"Death to the dictator," citizens chant in broad daylight.#IranianLivesMatterpic.twitter.com/DAeOVPxX6i— Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) October 1, 2022
Tabriz, northwest Iran Locals continued the nationwide protests against the regime on the 16th day of the uprising.
October 1 – Tabriz, northwest #Iran
Locals continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 16th day of the uprising.#IranRevolution #MahsaAmini #مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/D1noGmWqKX— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022
Mashhad, northeast Iran Students of Ferdowsi University chanting: “Proud students! Support! Support!”
October 1 – Mashhad, northeast #Iran
Students of Ferdowsi University chanting:
"Proud students! Support! Support!"#IranRevolution #MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/ppqaTg9cwb— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022
Bushehr, southern #Iran Students of Khalij University chanting: “Proud Iranians! Support! Support!”
October 1 – Busheher, southern #Iran
Students of Khalij University chanting:
"Proud Iranians! Support! Support!"#IranRevolution #MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینیpic.twitter.com/XmwJ3yJJoq— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022
Tabriz, northwest Iran Students of Tabriz University are joining the nationwide anti-regime protests on this 16th day of the uprising.
October 1 – Tabriz, northwest #Iran
Students of Tabriz University are joining the nationwide anti-regime protests on this 16th day of the uprising.#IranRevolution #MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینیpic.twitter.com/S8LuogW4k4— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022
Tabriz University students join anti-regime protests in broad daylight.
#IranRevolution#EastAzarbaijan, NW #Iran—#IranProtests against #MahsaAmini's murder, day 16.
Tabriz University students join anti-regime protests in broad daylight.#IranianLivesMatterpic.twitter.com/DVEU0QnE4t— Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) October 1, 2022
Kurdistan, Dehgolan defiant youths set a pro-regime statue ablaze.
#IranRevolution#Kurdistan, W #Iran—#IranProtests against #MahsaAmini's murder, day 16.
Dehgolan defiant youths set a pro-regime statue ablaze.#IranianLivesMatterpic.twitter.com/N3lOtTGQvp— Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) October 1, 2022
Tehran – Students of Tarbiat Modares chanting: “Professors & students: Unite! Unite!”
October 1 – Tehran, #Iran
Students of Tarbiat Modares chanting:
"Professors & students: Unite! Unite!"#IranRevolution #MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/VlWIy8ApFm— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022
Tehran, Allameh Tabataba’i University students continued the nationwide protests against the regime on the 16th day of the uprising.
October 1 – Tehran, #Iran
Allameh Tabataba'i University students continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 16th day of the uprising.#IranProtests2022 #MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/OHiKxrFXDh— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022
Yazd, central Iran. More footage of Yazd University students continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 16th day of the uprising.
October 1 – Yazd, central #Iran
More footage of Yazd University students continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 16th day of the uprising.#IranProtests2022 #MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/zMmxWsmXbt— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2022