2021 Sistan and Baluchestan protests
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The 2021 Sistan and Baluchestan protests were a series of protests in the Sistan and Baluchestan province of Iran. The protests started on 23 February 2021 after multiple Baloch fuel traders were killed at the Iran–Pakistan border.
Timeline
23 February
After at least ten fuel traders, including a 17-year-old,[3] were shot and killed by the armed forces of the Islamic Republic the previous day, protests and strikes erupted across Sistan and Baluchestan province on 23 February. In Saravan, protesters were met with live ammunition after they occupied the governor's office.[4]
24 February
On 24 February, protests intensified across the province. In
25 February
Despite a complete internet shutdown, and heavy security presence, protests and strikes continued into 25 February in various cities in the province. In neighbourhoods of Zahedan, protestors set up roadblocks and clashed with the security forces.[9]
Responses
High Commissioner for the
References
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- ^ "اعتراضات سراوان؛ آمریکا ابراز نگرانی کرد، ایران جسد یک سوختبر را «تحویل گرفت»". Archived from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Iran's security forces used live ammunition against unarmed fuel porters". Amnesty International. 2021-03-02. Archived from the original on 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
- ^ ""اعتصاب" در چند شهر استان سیستان و بلوچستان در اعتراض به کشتن سوختبَران". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
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- ^ "ورود معترضان به یک پاسگاه در زاهدان؛ مولوی عبدالحمید مردم را به آرامش فراخواند". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
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- ^ "Two Baluch protesters including 13-year-old boy shot dead by IRGC". 2021-02-24. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
- ^ "Protests Continue In Zahedan Despite Heavy Police Presence". Iran International. 2021-02-26. Archived from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "UN condemns killing of 23 people in Iran's border area of Pakistan". The Times of India. March 8, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ "Pakistan's Baluchis Protest Iranian Treatment Of Ethnic Brethren After Border Shootings". RFE/RL. Archived from the original on 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2022-02-08.