{"id":9140,"date":"2018-01-06T08:51:35","date_gmt":"2018-01-06T13:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/?p=9140"},"modified":"2018-01-06T08:51:35","modified_gmt":"2018-01-06T13:51:35","slug":"night-demonstrations-continued-across-the-country-on-friday-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/9140\/","title":{"rendered":"Night Demonstrations Continued Across the Country on Friday in #Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"
On the wall is written: Death to Khamenei<\/em><\/div>\n
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Iranian preachers\u2019 podiums turned on Friday into stages from where they attacked anti-government protests that kicked off last week in several parts of the country to object to a surge in the prices of basic food supplies and the regime\u2019s bad regional policy.<\/div>\n

In a telephone interview from Tehran, an Iranian human rights activist told Asharq Al-Awsat: \u201cStarting 3 pm till late at night, the main streets of Tehran witnessed fueled moments.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although the regime was capable to quell anti-government protests in Iran in the past 39 years, night demonstrations continued across the country on Friday.<\/p>\n

Protestors echoed their voices in the presence of more than 50 thousand people who attended a football match in the ‘Tractor Sazi’ stadium in Tabriz, the central province of Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n

The Friday prayer leader in Sunni-majority Zahedan, Abdulhamid Mullazahi, criticized authorities for quelling protests and called on officials to pay attention to the demands of the Iranians and their problems.<\/p>\n

Official reports said that more than 22 people were killed in the unrest which begun in Iran last week.<\/p>\n

More than 40 Iranian university students, mostly activists, were arrested between Dec. 30 and Jan. 4, according to credible information received by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI).<\/p>\n

Hardline preacher Ahmad Khatami told thousands of worshippers gathered in Tehran on Friday that \u201cwhen cyberspace was closed down, the sedition was stopped,\u201d adding that Iran nation does not support a social network that has its key in the hands of the US.<\/p>\n

Khatami was speaking before pro-government demonstrations followed Friday prayers in Tehran and several other cities, including Tabriz and Kerman. It marked the third day of such demonstrations.<\/p>\n

Despite the surge of demonstrations across the country, Interior Ministry spokesperson Salman Samani is still refusing to answer journalists\u2019 questions on the situation.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in New York, US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said during an emergency Security Council meeting that “the voices of the Iranian people should be heard.”<\/p>\n

Source: Asharq Al-Awsat<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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