The mass uprising that has continued for weeks in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, has now sparked spontaneous protests in towns and cities across Iran. Tens of thousands of impoverished farmers who took to the streets in Isfahan, to protest water shortages, were met with tear gas, baton charges, and shotgun assaults by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
More than 600 farmers have been arrested, while around 300 were wounded by shotgun blasts. Several were shot in the face, in many cases losing sight in one or both eyes. In the nationwide protests that have followed, hundreds of demonstrators are now wearing symbolic eye patches covering one eye, in sympathy with their wounded compatriots.
Farmers in Ramshir, in Khuzestan Province, also held a rally in protest of the government’s refusal to open dams and give them access to water essential for their seasonal crops. Like their colleagues in Isfahan, the farmers blame the IRGC, who controls Iran’s economy
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