{"id":2735,"date":"2026-01-21T05:40:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T05:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/israelagora.com.br\/en\/?page_id=2735"},"modified":"2026-01-21T05:40:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T05:40:04","slug":"testemunha-ocular-sobrevive-para-contar-sobre-os-protestos-de-bravura-em-outro-nivel-no-ira","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/israelagora.com.br\/en\/?page_id=2735","title":{"rendered":"Eyewitness survives to tell about iran&#8217;s &#8216;next-level bravery&#8217; protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vendedoradesonhos.com.br\/upload\/1\/sites\/26\/img_41578_1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%\"><figcaption>A large crowd marching down a main road in Iran&#8217;s second largest city, Mashhad, January 8, 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><hr><\/p><p>\r\n\t<a href='http:\/\/israelagora.com.br\/en\"s=iran'>#Iran<\/a><\/p><p><\/p><p>\r\n\t<!-- audio --><\/p><p>\r\n<button onclick=\"this.nextElementSibling.play()\" style=\"padding:12px 25px; font-size:18px; border:none; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\">Listen<\/button><audio src=\"https:\/\/vendedoradesonhos.com.br\/audios\/41578-eng.mp3\" preload=\"none\"><\/audio><\/p><p>\r\n\t<strong><\/p><p>\r\nMona Bolouri, a 40-year-old Iranian-Canadian, traveled to Iran in late December to visit family and found herself in the middle of intense protests that erupted in Mashhad on January 8<\/strong><\/p><p> She describes a stunning scene: a massive crowd completely filled Vekilabad Avenue, one of the city&#8217;s main thoroughfares, with people shoulder to shoulder shouting against Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and demanding the return of Reza Pahlavi, son of Iran&#8217;s last Shah.<\/p><p>\r\nFor her, it was the most magnificent thing she had ever seen-the size of the demonstration was so large she couldn&#8217;t even reach the front of the procession.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nDespite Mashhad being considered a conservative city, Mona initially felt relatively safe.<\/p><p>\r\nBut that feeling quickly vanished when security forces opened fire with live ammunition and launched massive amounts of tear gas.<\/p><p>\r\nThe gas was so thick that people became disoriented, lost their sight, and could barely breathe.<\/p><p>\r\nShe herself needed help from strangers to escape, almost unable to see or move.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nWhat struck her most was the courage of the young protesters.<\/p><p>\r\nEven with gunfire echoing around them, they continued advancing without retreating.<\/p><p>\r\nMona, who considers herself a courageous person, said that those young people were on &#8220;another level of bravery.&#8221; She wondered, &#8220;Aren&#8217;t they afraid to die&#8221;&#8221;\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nAs night fell, the internet was cut off, completely isolating communications.<\/p><p>\r\nThe streets changed in appearance: traffic lights and surveillance cameras were removed to hinder the actions of the motorized security forces.<\/p><p>\r\nFireworks burned in locations linked to the regime, such as banks associated with the Revolutionary Guard, in acts she describes as defensive and calculated.<\/p><p>\r\nAt one point, an ambulance drove against the flow of the crowd-later she discovered it was used to transport security agents.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nMona didn&#8217;t witness the deaths with her own eyes, but she saw wounded protesters being carried away while the shooting continued.<\/p><p>\r\nFamily members recounted that the following night, the violence escalated even further, with incessant gunfire echoing through the neighborhoods and leaving elderly people crying in terror.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nHer flight was canceled, and her terrified family insisted she leave as soon as possible.<\/p><p>\r\nShe managed to catch a domestic flight to Istanbul and returned to Canada just a day before an even more deadly crackdown.<\/p><p>\r\nNow, back safe, Mona firmly believes that the Islamic regime&#8217;s days are numbered.<\/p><p>\r\n&#8220;I know it&#8217;s over,&#8221; she states with conviction.<\/p><p>\r\nShe notes a clear difference: while abroad the demonstrations are hesitant, inside Iran people were united and determined, without any doubt about what they wanted.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nDespite the fear that always prevented her from speaking publicly-for fear of not being able to return to Iran-today she decides to speak out openly, convinced that the current regime will not survive.<\/p><p>\r\nFor her, the scale of the protests, the explicit calls for regime change, and the willingness to face live gunfire mark a point of no return in the struggle of the Iranian people.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><br>Eyewitness survives to tell about iran&#8217;s &#8216;next-level bravery&#8217; protests<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran'src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br><br>Mona Bolouri, a 40-year-old Iranian-Canadian, traveled to Iran in late December to visit family and found herself in the middle of intense protests that erupted in Mashhad on January 8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OUBJBGK8tI\">pic.twitter.com\/OUBJBGK8tI<\/a><\/p>? Israel is Real (@IIsraelisReal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IIsraelisReal\/status\/2013901325596086547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 21, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align:right\"><em>Published in 01\/21\/2026 05h40<\/em><\/p>\r\n<hr>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:right\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/israelagora.com.br\/?page_id=18610\">Portuguese version<\/a><\/em><\/p>\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n\t\t<p>Text adapted by AI (Grok) and translated via Google API in the English version. 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