Newsletter Newsletters Events Events Podcasts Videos Africanews
Loader
Advertisement

Iran's anti-government protests spread to major cities

Iran's anti-government protests spread to major cities
Copyright 
By Chris Pilcher
Published on
Share this article Comments
Share this article Close Button
Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Copy to clipboard Copied

Around 300 people gathered in the west Iranian city of Kermanshah amid the country's biggest wave of unrest in 8 years.

ADVERTISEMENT

Mobile phone footage shows anti-government protests in the west Iranian city of Kermanshah.

Around 300 people gathered for what they described as a 'call by the anti-revolution'.

Large numbers also reportedly turned out in Rasht and smaller groups in Isfahan, Hamadan and the country's capital, Tehran.

The events come after hundreds rallied in Iran's second largest city of Mashhad on Thursday.

The protests are against rising prices, alleged corruption and the Islamic Republic's costly involvement in regional conflicts such as Syria and Iraq.

Missiles can be seen being thrown at Iranian police, who use water cannon to disperse the demonstrations.

The protests are the most serious and widespread expressions of public discontent in Iran since 2009.

Go to accessibility shortcuts
Share this article Comments

Read more

Anti-government protests in Iran turn violent

Iran: Pro-government rallies held after two days of political unrest

Iran increased stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium before Israeli strikes, IAEA says