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Podcast: Mission Network News - Middle East
Episode: Iran deploys intimidation tactics in Amini’s hometown
Description: Iran (MNN) — Iran flexes its military muscle ahead of tomorrow’s rebellion anniversary.
Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody on September 16, 2022, sparked months of nationwide protests. See our coverage here. Today, security forces line the streets of Amini’s hometown to prevent new demonstrations marking the occasion.
(Graphic courtesy of Transform Iran)
Authorities began installing additional checkpoints and increased law enforcement personnel in city centers on Sunday. Several relatives of the protestors killed in last year’s unrest have been arrested.
Earlier this week, officials issued televised warnings about the regime’s “...