![]() ![]() Young people have protested at schools and universities, where they called for social and political freedom while demanding the ouster of the "mullahs." Authorities have responded by raiding educational institutions and detaining students. Over 35 Kermanshah West Azerbaijan Ardabil Markazi Isfahan Ilam Alborz Bushehr Tehran Razavi Khorasan Khuzestan Zanjan Fars Qazvin Kurdistan Kermanshah Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Gilan Lorestan Mazandaran Hormozgan Hamedan Sistan-Baluchistan 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 21 46 1 2 5 1 12 1 26 5 9 2 5 2 33 21 3 18 1 19 2 1 102 Many Iranians associate members of the clergy with Iran’s clerical regime, which is blamed for the repression and corruption in the country. Meanwhile, some demonstrators have knocked off clerics' turbans in the streets. Authorities denied the house had been targeted. Protesters in November set fire to the ancestral home of the Islamic republic's late founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in the central city of Khomein. "Death to Khamenei" and "Death to the dictator" have been among the most prominent slogans during the protests. Protesters have also trampled on, burned, or defaced portraits of the leaders of the theocratic establishment, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Some female protesters have removed and burned their head scarves, in a direct challenge to the regime. That has included the mandatory hijab, a symbol of the state’s repression of women and a key pillar of the Islamic system. Protesters Target Symbols Of The Islamic Republicĭuring the rallies, Iranians have publicly called for the overthrow of the clerical regime and targeted the most visible symbols of the Islamic republic.
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