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Protests erupt in more Iranian cities as MP slams 'Disgusting' morality patrol base-VIDEO

20 September 2022 19:29 (UTC +04:00)

Protests sparked last week by the death of “morality patrol” victim Mahsa Amini continued in Iran on Tuesday as people again took to the streets demanding an end to religious dictatorship.

At noon today a rally was held in the Tehran Bazaar. Protesters chanted “Mahsa Amini, rest in peace” and “Dignified bazaaris [shopowners], support us”.

Following huge gatherings on campuses in the capital on Monday, some of which led to clashes with security forces, students at Tehran University, the Iran University of Science and Industry, Tabriz, Shahid Beheshti and Yazd Universities again demonstrated against the government today.

Among the slogans heard in Tabriz were “From Kurdistan to Tabriz, our patience is exhausted” and "Freedom is our right, Mahsa is our symbol". In Tehran, students chanted “Shameless, shameless” at Basij forces who tried to disperse them.