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Anti-regime protests were rising, with this chant, "Death to corrupt officials", heard the most. Seasonal workers in Marivan participated in a strike movement as well, despite attacks by the security forces and intimidation meant to quell public protests that had begun on 24 January triggered by economic grievances.
Protests started in Tehran as Mahsa Amini was being treated at a hospital there, and continued at her funeral in Saqqez, where hundreds of people reportedly gathered in defiance of official warnings and were fired upon when they shouted anti-regime slogans. [40] [41] Protests spread to the provincial capital.
Public protests took place in several cities in Iran beginning on 28 December 2017 and continued into early 2018, sometimes called the Dey protests. [26] The first protest took place in Mashhad, Iran's second-largest city by population, initially focused on the economic policies of the country's government; as protests spread throughout the country, their scope expanded to include political ...
Here’s a look at how the recent wave of protests and strikes in Iran and the talks over the nuclear deal are intertwined for the country’s theocratic regime.
26 December was the 100th day of protests. The BBC called the protests "the longest-running anti-government protests in Iran" since 1979, and also stated that, unlike previous protests against the Islamic Republic, there was "emerging use" of Molotov cocktails against the government militia and against Hawza school. [235]
Security forces clamped down on the protesters once again, arresting a large number of people. [18] Strikes and protests were also seen in Kermanshah, Arak and Tabriz. [18] 27 June: Protests continued for a third day in Tehran, despite a heavy security presence, [19] Reuters referred to the three days as "the biggest unrest since the start of ...
The protests, which demand regime change in Iran, broke out near Amini’s hometown of Saqqez immediately after her death. Today, demonstrations continue in more than 170 cities in all 31 ...
The 2021–2022 Iranian protests erupted on 15 July 2021 to protest the water shortages and crisis, but were quickly met with police violence and brutality."Bloody Aban", November 2021 saw further protests due to water shortages but various other protests and strikes also took place due to the worsening economic situation.