We would even kill our own wives and children…”Since the beginning of protests, gatherings have been routinely held in the middle class Ekbatan neighborhood. Videos published on social media showed some clashes between protesters and security forces in the past week. Reports say a few days ago a member of Basij militia who was harassing residents in Ekbatan was beaten up and now the government claims he succumbed to his injuries at hospital and Basij forces want to take revenge on Ekbatan residents.