Daily Protests - October 15, 2022

Protests continue across Iran in multiple cities

The city of Ardebil is still burning following the news of a school girl dying in the hands of the Riot Police when they attacked her high school. Reportedly the teens were forced to attend a gathering in support of the government and when they refused, the principal called the government agents and the police in them. In the struggle that followed a young girl was killed. As a result daily riots have intensified in Ardebil. This particular incident has also brought out "Ali Daei" to speak up despite reports of sever restrictions set on him by the regime to not speak for the people. As of the 2022 census, Ardabil's population was 588,000. The dominant majority in the city are ethnic Iranian Azerbaijanis and the primary language of the people is Azerbaijani.

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The city of Hamedan continues to see wide spread protests. This video shows people throwing stones and chanting the popular chant, "Bi Sharaf", roughly translated as "dishonorable or despicable" An insult widely used when referring to agents of the regime.

At the 2019 census, its population was 783,300. The majority of people living in Hamedan identify as ethnic Persians (33.87%) and Turkic (35.01%).

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The video showcases the wide spread of the riot police in Mashhad, specifically near education centers like a language school. There has been wide spread protest among university students and most recently in highschools.

The city of Mashhad is seeing many protests but the riot police also is active with full force since strategically Rasht is the second most religious city in Iran, home to the holy site of burial of the 8th Emam of Moslems, Reza.

It has a population of 3,001,184 inhabitants (2016 census) and Ethnically it is Persians (92.5%).