The Islamic Republic of Iran opened fire on protests in several cities throughout south-eastern Sistan and Baluchestan province on Friday, one year after police shot and killed at least 100 people including children, and wounded hundreds in a massacre.
According to local sources, Iran authorities wounded at least 29 protesters during the protests marking the first anniversary of “Bloody Friday,” also known as the Zahedan massacre.
“Bloody Friday,” occurred in the wake of the September 2022 death of Jina Mahsa Amini while in Iranian morality police custody. Her death sparked nationwide protests against the regime that was widely regarded as the most serious challenge to the theocratic system since it was established in the wake of the 1979 revolution.
Despite repressive measures and a massive crackdown by the authorities, protesters have sustained the demonstrations in Zahedan every Friday since the September 30, 2022 massacre.
