News Center- Following the execution of four Kurdish political prisoners on January 29, 2024, a general strike was launched in the cities of Eastern Kurdistan (Iranian Kurdistan) such as Marivan, Saqqez, Sanandaj, Mahabad and Divandarreh to protest the executions.

In Kurdish cities, all shopkeepers and merchants kept their shutters down for two days. According to the received reports, Iranian authorities have blocked the bank accounts of some business owners in Sanandaj to spread fear among business owners.

“On Wednesday, I realized that my bank account was blocked. At the beginning, I did not understand why my bank account was blocked but then I found out that it was blocked because I had kept the shutters down. Not only my bank account but also the bank accounts of many business owners have been blocked,” one of the business owners told NuJINHA.

“They are afraid of the unity of people,” the business owner added.