Iran protesters rally again, defying warning of crackdown
Iran protesters rally again, defying warning of crackdown
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, Reuters, December 31, 2017:
LONDON (Reuters) – Anti-government protesters demonstrated in Iran on Sunday in defiance of a warning by the authorities of a tough crackdown, extending for a fourth day one of the most audacious challenges to the clerical leadership since pro-reform unrest in 2009.
Police in the center of Tehran fired water cannon to try to disperse demonstrators, according to pictures on social media.
Video posted online also showed a clash between protesters and police in the city of Khoramdareh in Zanjan province in the country’s northwest. Reuters was unable immediately to verify the authenticity of the footage.
There were also reports of demonstrations in the cities of Sanandaj and Kermanshah in western Iran as well as Chabahar in the southeast and Ilam and Izeh in the southwest.
They’re chanting: “we don’t want, we don’t want an Islamic republic”
These protests aren’t small & they’re not just about economics as CNN & NYT claim. #IranProtests pic.twitter.com/yAJB1erhic— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) December 30, 2017
#IranProtests : Five People Killed and Injured, in Anti Regime Demonstrations in Lorestan
The names of Four victims are: Mohammad Choubak, Mohsen Virayeshi, Hossein Rashnou, Hamzeh Lashni. #FreeIran #RegimeChange #Iran pic.twitter.com/zGTTHkvcrV
— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) December 30, 2017
Incredible footage shared on social media shows crowd of emboldened protesters CHASING away police car. #IranianProtests #IranProtests pic.twitter.com/tbskmCnP1J
— Andy C. Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) December 31, 2017
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