According to local reports, Makki Mosque, the place where Friday prayers are held, is surrounded by the regime's security forces. Earlier, since the beginning of the week, arrests of the protesters and activists had been started on a large scale in the city, and Molavi Abdul Hamid, Iran's top Sunni Cleric, has been repeatedly threatened by the regime not to hold the next Friday prayer or to speak against the regime and Ali Khamenei.

After the "Bloody Friday" massacre on September 30, until today, the people of Zahedan have come to the streets every Friday after the Friday prayer and have rallied and protested against the regime. Despite the brutal suppression and the killing of more than 100 people, the protests have never stopped, and each time people have chanted "Death to Khamenei" louder than before.

EU Votes on IRGC

The EU Parliament has approved the Iran Resolution with a majority vote. This approval means that the EU is officially asking its members to:

• Recognize IRGC as a terrorist organization and expand other sanctions

• Support protesters in Iran and protect the diaspora

Women in Prison at a Glance

Narges Mohammadi, social and political activist, published a report about the situation inside the Evin prison in Tehran, Iran. She focuses on 58 cases, of which 57 of them have experienced solitary confinement, an act against human rights. Collectively, these 57 women have spent over 8350 days in solitary confinement. On average, one detainee spends 5 months in solitary confinement. Many of these women are sentenced to about 10 months of prison, which means they spend 50% of it in isolation.

Of these 58 women, 33 of them are parents. Some have chronic illnesses that make the detention even harder to bear. 8 of them have chronic heart diseases, 4 are living with asthma, 7 of them are in need of immediate surgery, and none are getting the treatment they must.

Banned From Berlin Film Festival

The Berlin Film Festival, Berlinale, announced that Islamic Republic and Russian government-dependent artists cannot contribute to the festival. This ban is for organizations such as Farabi Cinema Organization, Islamic Republic Broadcasting, Islamic Art Organization, and Sooreh Institute,, in Iran. This is happening for the first time, with the festival announcing that they stand with people and are against violence. In solidarity, Berlinale will not exclude filmmakers, artists, and journalists because of their Iranian or Russian nationalities, but, they won’t grant accreditations or allow representations for state-controlled institutions.