Simultaneous with Tehran, demonstrations in protest against the downing of the Ukrainian commercial airliner by the IRGC have spread to other cities, including Isfahan, Mashhad, Shiraz, Sanandaj, Babol and Lahijan (northern Iran).
In Tehran, the protesters near Hafez Bridge were chanting, “Death to the oppressor, whether the Shah or the Leader (Khamenei).”
#IranProtests
The repressive #IRGC forces attack the University Students using tear gas and firing live ammunition.
The crowd calling on #IRGC thugs,"Shameless, shameless,…"#FreeIran2020 #IRGCTerrorists pic.twitter.com/ucXwEgVsI8— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) January 11, 2020
In Isfahan, people staged protests at the historic Siyo-Sepol Bridge and other parts of the city, chanting, “Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, resign, resign,” “IRGC commits crimes, leader supports,” “They killed our elite, replaced them with mullahs,” “The nation has not seen so many crimes,” “I will kill whoever killed my brother,” “Khamenei beware, we are the people and not thugs,” and “Dictator and IRGC, you are our DAESH (ISIS).”
January 11 – Tehran, #Iran
"Dictator, IRGC members, you are our Daesh (ISIS)!"
While the mullahs & IRGC describe themselves as the nemesis of ISIS, the Iranian people think otherwise.#IranProtestspic.twitter.com/5QfMC9NlQp— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) January 11, 2020
The suppressive forces fired bird shots, teargas to disperse the crowd.
January 11 – Tehran, #Iran
Scenes of the regime's oppressive security forces firing tear gas into crowds of college students and protesting locals.#IranProtestspic.twitter.com/CDBoq9aQKn— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) January 11, 2020
At Bu-Ali University campus in Hamedan, the students were chanting, “Incompetent IRGC, shame on you.” In Shiraz’ Ma’ali-abad district, people have staged a protest as have the students at Nushirvan University in Bobol, chanting anti-regime slogans.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
January 11, 2020