Since 2016, following the gathering of thousands of people at Pasargadae to participate in the Cyrus Day commemorations, the Iranian regime’s State Security Forces have blocked the roads leading to his tomb each year.
Iranian state media report that for several consecutive years, the gates of Pasargadae and Persepolis have been closed to enthusiasts and domestic tourists on “Cyrus Day.”
Since October 25, police and security forces have been stationed at Cyrus’s tomb, setting up barriers along the roads leading to it.
Excavation work has also begun on the road leading to Persepolis, and tomorrow, although neither Persepolis nor Pasargadae are officially closed, the roads to these two major historical and tourist sites will be blocked.
Despite the restrictions for Iranian citizens, foreign tour groups entering Iran are allowed to visit Pasargadae and Persepolis until October 30.
The newspaper “Payam-e Ma” also announced on Sunday that on October 28, the staff at the World Heritage site of Pasargadae could take leave, as no one is permitted to enter the site.
The newspaper reported: “For several days, local businesses have had to close. Pasargadae is going dormant, and its tourism is shutting down.”
Since 2016, the State Security Forces have been blocking the roads leading to Cyrus’s tomb each year following the gathering of thousands of people at Pasargadae for Cyrus Day commemorations.
That year, a group of attendees chanted slogans against the Iranian regime.
Following the event, the Shiraz prosecutor announced the arrest of the organizers and the initiation of “legal proceedings” against them.
A Babylonian clay tablet records that Cyrus, the Persian emperor, entered Babylon on October 28, and upon conquering the city, freed the Jews who had been enslaved.
The symbol of this event is the Cyrus Cylinder, commissioned by Cyrus, and it is regarded as the first charter of human rights.
