The riots of Iran escalate: Protesters call for collapse of government, calls for additional shares
(6 years ago)Riot police have been active in parts of Tehran after tear gas was used to expel protesters from the streets following the government's admission that they had accidentally crashed a passenger plane where 176 people were left dead. Images of dozens of protesters who took to the streets in the capital and in [...]
The images of dozens of protesters who took to the streets in the capital and other cities are circulating in social media, while activists called for mourning campaigns, creating the possibility of new clashes between protesters and security forces.
Pro-regime protesters had also gathered in front of the British Embassy, calling for its closure, after the British ambassador was imprisoned Sunday after being seen in demonstrations, writes The Guardian, Pryskopi attended.
Many Iranian media have joined external and domestic criticism of the plane's shooting last Wednesday.
Images from the Iranian capital showed police dropping tear gas in the squares where we had gathered people.
They're saying that our enemy is America, our enemy is right here,” said protesters outside Tehran University on a clip pulled out of Reuters.