Latest News on the Lar Protests
Iran News Agency – On the morning of Thursday February 4, 2010, there was a large protest [gathering] in Lar, and it continued until past 2:30am.
A local authority ordered all shop owners to open their doors to business A large majority of the people in Lar protested loudly [to this order] by chanting slogans.
Some of the chants were:
Death to the Compromiser; Peace be upon Muhammad, everyone has made noise; Worthless leaders resign, resign; Lar has to become a province; We are all in this together.”
Translation by: Maryam
Persian2English.com
People gather in Lar to protest the government’s decision to make a nearby village into a town.
Demonstrators chant: “Laristani is killed, the people wont accept”
People chant: “This is proof of government’s atrocities”
Lar demonstrations my February 2, 2010. People chant: “I will kill who kills my brother”
Clashes in city of Lar. Demonstrators chant “God is great”
Lar residents attack banks and clash with anti-riot police
Today, people from the city of Lar (in Fars province) clashed with anti-riot police forces and attacked Melli and Mellat banks and a police station. The clashes were a result of the people’s discontent over the decision to turn Gerash, a nearby village, into a city.
Some windows were smashed and people were arrested and injured. Anti-riot police used tear gas and fired shots to disperse [the crowd]. The people reacted by fighting back. Consequently, a number of people were injured and were sent to Imam Reza hospital, the city’s only hospital.
There were many arrests, but only 16 have been transferred to Shiraz so far. Yesterday and today the [police force] has arrested 120 people, and ten of them have been released so far. People are banned from traveling and anti-riot police are remaining in the streets. [City officials] have promised that a group from Tehran would be arriving today at 3:00pm to investigate the people’s claims. The people believe that this is a lie. Additionally, according to reports, strikes are being planned that will result in shops in the city closing their doors until the people receive their rights.
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