Fri 26 November 2021:
Security forces in Iran clashed with demonstrators protesting the government’s water management policies in the central city of Isfahan on Friday, according to videos shared on social media.
Security forces used batons to disperse protesters in the dry bed of the Zayandehrud River and fired tear gas to disperse them, according to videos shared on social media.
#Iran: Riot police is using tear gas, batons to disperse Isfahan water protesters. Internet disruptions have also been reported in the city.pic.twitter.com/qhkv1ypPhJ
— Khosro Kalbasi (@KhosroKalbasi) November 26, 2021
Other videos showed security forces being chased away by protesters.
#فوری
مقاومت مردم معترض در مقابل سرکوبگران خامنهایجوانان غیور اصفهانی با دستانی خالی اما اراده‌ای آهنین، مقاومت جانانه‌ای را در مقابل مزدوران خامنه‌ای رقم می‌زنند.
هموطنان اصفهانی از خانه‌ها خارج شوید و به صفوف اعتراضات حق‌طلبانه آزادیخواهان بپیوندید
#اصفهان_تنها_نیست pic.twitter.com/Fc67QTJuy1— cheshm_abi (@chawshin_83) November 26, 2021
Fars, an Iranian Revolutionary Guards-affiliated news agency, acknowledged the protests on Friday, saying security forces used tear gas to “ensure security and prevent violence and mobility of opportunists.”
Farmers in Isfahan, who sparked the latest round of protests in the city, ended a nearly weeks-long protest on Thursday after reaching an agreement with provincial authorities, according to Fars, who added that Friday’s protesters “did not resemble the farmers of Isfahan due to their clothing and age.”
Security forces in Iran clashed on Friday with demonstrators who were protesting the government’s water management policies in the central city of Isfahan. #Isfahan #Iran #اصفهان pic.twitter.com/87nJE2sJVd
— INDEPENDENT PRESS (@IpIndependent) November 26, 2021
Security forces in Iran clashed on Friday with demonstrators who were protesting the government’s water management policies in the central city of Isfahan. #Isfahan #Iran #اصفهان pic.twitter.com/Fqv6vhvb4x
— INDEPENDENT PRESS (@IpIndependent) November 26, 2021
Fars was implying that the Friday protests were organized by anti-regime organizations.
Thousands of people took to the dry bed of the Zayandehrud River in Isfahan last Friday to show support for the city’s farmers and to express their outrage at the state of the city’s once-famous Zayanderud River, which has dried up due to drought and mismanagement.
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