News Center - The anti-regime protests that sparked in Iran and Rojhilat following the killing of Kurdish woman Jina Mahsa Amini on September 16 continue. At FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, Iran’s players stayed silent during the national anthem ahead of their match with England to support the protests. Yesterday, the United States team defeated Iran’s team 1-0.

People took to the streets

After this defeat, people took to the streets across Iran. The protestors chanted anti-regime slogans and demanded freedom.

Protests in Rojhilat

People also took to the streets in many cities and towns of Rojhilat such as Sanandaj, Mahabad, Kamyaran, Ravansar, Marivan, Saqez, Urmia, Baneh, Ilam, Kermanshah, Dehgolan and Qorveh and many cities and towns of Iran such as Tehran, Arak, Bandar Abbas, Qazvin, Tabriz, Qom, Isfahan, Rasht and Bandar Anzali.

Iranian regime forces used violence against protestors. 27-year-old Mehran Samak was shot in the head in the city of Anzali by the security forces and many protesters were injured. According to the local sources, many protesters were injured after the security forces opened fire on them.