Protesters used the occasion of Chaharshanbe Suri — a celebration with Zoroastrian roots that includes jumping over a fire — to take to the streets and chant anti-government slogans, according to videos posted online.
One video showed a handful of women burning their scarves on a bonfire in Tehran, while another showed people throwing fireworks at a group of security forces on motorcycles. In a separate video, a group also in the capital is burning a picture of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, chanting, “freedom, freedom, freedom.
This year, the Chaharshanbe Suri protests have particular significance since the Islamic Republic has for months faced one of its greatest challenges since it came to power in 1979. There had been a relative lull in protests in the past couple of months after a harsh crackdown which led to the death of more than 500 people and the arrest of nearly 20,000 as of late February, according to the activist news agency HRANA.“People are very eager to protest again yet they don’t want to do it on their own,” said Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of the New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran .
A video posted online Tuesday showed people chanting “Death to Khamenei” in Saqqez, Amini’s hometown. Last week, protests broke out in multiple cities because of outrage over the suspected gas poisoning of thousands of school girls in recent months. The suspected poisonings started in the holy city of Qom three months ago but have since spread to more than 20 provinces, according to CHRI.The government has announced a handful of arrests related to the attacks without identifying a particular group that may be responsible.
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