Freitag, 23.07.2021 / 13:00 Uhr

Tote bei Protesten im Iran

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Protests in the Ahwaz region are entering their third week, as anger grows fast among the long-suffering people of the Arab Ahwaz region of the south and southwest Iran over the Iranian regime’s murderous reaction to protests at the damming of the region’s rivers and diversion of their waters to Persian cities, which have left the Ahwazi people without water for drinking, household use, or agriculture Eight Ahwazi  protesters have been confirmed killed so far, with the regime deploying vast numbers of heavily armed troops, IRGC personnel and plainclothes Basiji militiamen, as well as tanks and armoured vehicles in an increasingly desperate effort to crush the protests that have attracted international attention.  The effect of the manmade drought on the region’s environment and wildlife also been horrendous, with hundreds of the native buffalo dying in excruciating pain. Several prominent Iranian regime figures, including  former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have confirmed the severe water scarcity and drought in the Ahwaz region, with the US State Department stating that “it is closely monitoring the situation”. US State Department Spokesman, Edward Price, said at a press conference on Thursday, “We are closely following reports of security forces opening fire against protesters in Ahwaz.”

Meanwhile, The Washington Post reported that “protests over water shortages in Iran (Ahwaz) turn deadly in a summer of drought and rolling blackouts.” The post continued, “Residents in southwestern Iran (Ahwaz) have held large protests for a few days, denouncing Iran’s leadership amid severe water shortages in the region, according to activists and video footage. Several people have been killed in the unrest.”

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