📸 The seventh anniversary of bloody November 2019.
The nationwide interceptions in November 2019, following a threefold increase in the price of free fuel, first began in several cities in Iran and quickly expanded towards the Islamic Republic. These interceptions, which lasted from November 15 to 20, spread for the first time in recent decades, in addition to large cities, to dozens of small cities in Iran.
During these wiretapping, for the first time in Iran, the Internet was shut down by about 98 percent. According to human rights groups, in the shadow of this widespread pause, one of the most brutal crackdowns on popular uprisings in the Islamic Republic's history took place in just the first three days.
The slogans of the protesters on the streets of Iran went beyond protesting living conditions and quickly became political. Slogans against the Islamic Republic and its leader echoed in various cities.
Ahvaz, the capital of the oil-rich Khuzestan province, was one of the first centers of protest, where clashes between protesters and security forces took place. In the same province, Mahashahr port witnessed one of the most violent scenes in the November 2019 crackdown.