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Oct 8, 2022, 16 tweets

Live Coverage: Nationwide protests started in Iran before noon on Saturday after activists earlier in the week called for fresh demonstrations against the government.

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Iranian protesters in Karaj’s Gohardasht neighborhood are heard chanting “Death to This Leadership” during Saturday demonstrations.

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While Saturday is the first day of the week and a workday in Iran, many people have poured into the streets of Iranian cities. This video is from Arak in central Iran, where demonstrators call for their citizens' support.

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As President Ebrahim Raisi arrives in Tehran's Al-Zahra University for a speech on National Student's Day, female students are seen removing their hijab and holding a gathering.

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Iranian students chant "Mullahs Must Get Lost" during President Ebrahim Raisi's visit to Tehran's University of Al-Zahra.

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Security forces have fired tear gas to disperse protesters in Daneshju Park in downtown Tehran.

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The Saturday rally of Amirkabir University students, who chant slogans against members of IRGC's Basij militia.

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In this video shared by @1500tasvir, security forces are seen retreating after protesters fight back in the grand bazaar of Tehran.

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@1500tasvir Protesters in Tehran's Lalehzar Street are heard chanting "Seyyed Ali (Khamenei) Will Be Toppled This Year."

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@1500tasvir Iranian protesters torched a trailer used as police station in Tehran.

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@1500tasvir "We Will Kill, We Will Kill He Who Killed Our Sister," protesters are heard chanting in the central Iranian city of Arak.

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@1500tasvir People applaud as two protesters in the Western city of Sanandaj deactivate a surveillance camera.

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@1500tasvir Protesters chant "Mullahs Must Get Lost" as a woman torches her headscarf in Tehran's Shahran neighborhood.

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@1500tasvir Footage of protests in the town of Doroud in Iran's Lorestan province shows protesters applauding as a woman removes her hijab.

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@1500tasvir "Mullahs Must Get Lost," Iranian protesters in the city of Mashhad, home to the shrine of the eighth Shia imam, are heard chanting on Saturday night.

@1500tasvir Massive protests underway in Tehran's Naziabad neighborhood on Saturday night.

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