For 16 days, the people of Isfahan protested the drying up of the Zayanderud
River. Lack of water and lack of access to historical waterways, as well as theevaporation of the Zayanderud and Gavkhouni wetlands have destroyed Isfahan'secosystems. The development of industry in the city has even caused soilsubsidence and threatened various buildings. In short, the water crisis is theresult of the deliberate destruction of the environment. ---- The protestsagainst these fundamental issues and the basic right to life have been met withgunfire and tear gas. According to official statistics from the Isfahan policeforce, more than 67 people have been arrested in these rallies. However,unconfirmed reports put the number of detainees at more than 260. More than 30protesters were injured in the eye and some have lost their eyes. Among thesepeople are 15 and 16 year old teenagers. Thirteen of the detainees are children.Security forces even evacuated the injured from the hospitals to the detentioncenter.It's clear from the impact wounds that people have been shot at very closedistance with shotguns, likely within 30 meters. These have been load with shellscontaining lead shot, which isn't easily removed and can have irreversibleeffects to peoples health.Of course, the security forces have used shotguns to suppress protesters before.During the protests known as Golestan 7, which started at midnight on February 5,1996, bullets were used by the large presence of security forces around the houseof Dr. Noor Ali Tabandeh, the Gonabadi dervishes' hub. A number of citizensresponded in solidarity with the injured protestors, by posting pictures ofthemselves on social media with their eyes closed, protesting against theviolence of the security forces in the suppression and their use of weapons suchas shotguns that caused irreparable damage to the protestors' eyes.What stood out most in these protests was the strong presence of women, whoshowed up to chant slogans and confront their oppressors, causing a great deal ofconcern and protest by religious extremists. As always, Iranian state-run newsagencies have released their own images to discredit the images of theprotesters' horrific repression and the burning of their tents, linking them topeople other than the security forces. One such image was of a woman in front ofthe camera saying "set fire to tents" and "provoked" farmers. He also staged apicture of a man talking in front of the camera. Of course, the circumstancesunder which these confessions were confiscated are not clear, and human rightsorganizations have repeatedly accused the Iranian government of disseminatingforced and false confessions.What was the reason for these protests? Various factors such as the drought ofZayanderud, mismanagement of the water crisis in Iran and protests against theIslamic Republic have been among the reasons and motives of the Isfahanprotesters. In the summer of 2021 (1400), this year's rainy season, rainfall inIran reached about fifty percent of what it was a year ago, and 40 percent belowthe long-term average, making it one of the driest years in the last halfcentury. In Eastern and South Eastern provinces such as Hormozgan, Sistan andBaluchestan, Fars, Kerman, Razavi Khorasan and South Khorasan, the drop inrainfall has been reported between 50 and 85%. On the other hand, in the westernand southwestern provinces of Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Ilam, Lorestan andChaharmahal and Bakhtiari, the decrease in rainfall is quite noticeable. Also,the temperature in the spring of 2021 (1400) was about two to three degreeshigher than the long-term average of the country. This drought has caused crisesin drinking water supply, agricultural production and electricity generation inIran. ?Written by a collective of Iranian comrades, edited by Organise.You can keep up to date on twitter by following @Sanazactivisthttps://organisemagazine.org.uk/2021/12/05/brutal-response-to-water-protestors-current-events/_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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