Protests in Khuzestan; Iranian forces arrest 50 people

The Iranian human rights organization "Harana" stated, "The security authorities tightened their grip in the city of Khafajia and arrested 20 demonstrators in this city inhabited by Arabs."

The organization quoted informed human rights sources as saying that "the detainees were transferred to an unknown location, and their identity is not known."

"Harana" also confirmed that "Iranian forces sent military reinforcements, armored vehicles and anti-riot forces to Arab cities in Khuzestan to quell any protests."

For its part, the Iranian opposition website, "Awa Today", reported the arrest of 30 people in the Arab city of Hawizeh in Khuzestan, on the background of protests against the government, revealing also that protests took place on Saturday evening in the city of "Ize" in Khuzestan province, adding that "the security forces suppressed The protesters were violently injured, causing injuries.

According to the Iranian website, "the security forces used violence and tear gas to disperse the protesters in the city of Ize, which is inhabited by a mixture of Arabs and Lords."

An Iranian government website confirmed that there were problems with the Internet and its outage in a number of cities in Khuzestan province, against the background of those protests.

In another context, Iranian opposition platforms published about protests in other cities, including the city of Shiraz in southern Iran last night.

In the recent period, criticism of the poor living and financial conditions and the economic conditions in the country intensified, while some shops and bread shops were closed due to the lack of "flour".

"Flour" and bread faced a sudden rise in prices, and Iranian economic officials announced the allocation of subsidies to bread based on the national card.

In mid-November 2019, the rise in gasoline prices sparked widespread protests.

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ANHA