Universities, the Bastion of Iran’s Protests – Day 46

In view of the ongoing protests against the authoritarian regime in Iran, the security forces are to be paid more.

The parliament of the regime approved a 20 percent increase in salaries in Tehran on Sunday, the state news agency IRNA reported.

This is justified by the fact that the regime is facing a shortage of security forces and is trying to recruit more people to quell the protests.

There has been a lot of criticism of the violent action taken by the security forces against demonstrators for weeks.

Many people have been killed, dozens are wounded, and many people have been kidnapped by the regime’s security forces.

According to videos published on social media, security forces had recently shot at demonstrators again in many cities around the country. The regime has decided to apparently increase counter-pressure on demonstrators.

The Revolutionary Guard, an elite force known for cracking down on dissent and reporting directly to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has not been officially deployed since the demonstrations began last month.

But videos and eyewitnesses suggest that the regime started to use the IRGC even before the warnings of its head Hossein Salami echoed by him in a meeting with pro-regime supporters last Saturday.

And this will escalate the situation even more. It is likely that the regime must choose between the devil and the deep blue sea.

Stepping back and allowing the people to continue their protests freely will encourage the people and more people will join the protests from all walks of life.

And increasing the pressure and suppression will double the people’s fury and the regime will face a more radicalized situation.

But it seems that the regime has chosen to increase its pressure. Now its forces are using live ammunition without restraint against students and people who are denouncing Khamenei.

In this struggle, universities have become the resisting bastions of the protests and are playing a major role in the protest movement, despite the regime’s heavy crackdowns against them in recent years.

The protests are now challenging the regime. Starting with the people’s objection to compulsory hijab but have now turned totally against the regime’s entirety.

Today, Monday, October 31, 2022, on the 46th day of the nationwide uprising of the Iranian people, protests, and strikes are still ongoing.

So far, nationwide demonstrations have been recorded in more than 206 cities with 450 martyrs and 25,000 arrests.

The names of 307 of these martyrs have been announced by the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).

Mourning mother and family of the late Javad Heidari celebrate his 40th birthday at his grave. Authorities gunned down Javad on September 22. They denied transferring him to a hospital, causing his demise.

Dareh-Labak citizens pay homage to the late Pedram Azarnush, 16, killed by security forces in Dehdasht on September 22.

Sanandaj citizens take to the streets, resuming anti-regime protests on Dokhaniat St. “We remain on the streets in rain, fire, every situation,” the voice says.

Sirjan University students continue anti-regime protests, chanting: Freedom, freedom, freedom!

Tehran, Meli [Beheshti] University students resume anti-regime protests despite the IRGC chief’s threats, chanting: We don’t want a child-killing regime!

Amirkabir [Polytechnic] University-Nassaji Faculty students continue protests, chanting: Freedom, freedom, freedom!

Amirkabir [Polytechnic] University students continue protests, chanting: Swearing the blood of our friends, we resist to the end!

Tabriz Medical Sciences University students continue protests, chanting: We fight and take back Iran!

Tehran, Footage shows Islamic Azad University-Eslamshahr Unit students continue protests, chanting: We’re all Mahsa and fight to the end!

Footage shows Islamic Azad University-Tehran Gharb Unit students are on strike.

Mashhad Khayyam University students resume anti-regime protests, chanting: [Khamenei] is a murderer; his rule is illegitimate! Freedom, freedom, freedom!