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2017 Iranian protests
File:29 December 2017 protests in Kermanshah, Iran.jpg
Protests in Kermanshah, 29 December 2017
Date28 December 2017 – ongoing
Location
Mashhad, Tehran, Neyshapur, Kermanshah, Ahvaz, Qom, Rasht, Qazvin, Isfahan, Hamedan, Sari, Amol, Shahinshahr, Shahrekord, Shiraz, Khorramabad, Zanjan, Gorgan, Zahedan[citation needed]
Caused by
Economic and financial issues
Religious and human rights issues
  • Opposition to Islamic government
GoalsFighting corruption and poverty, reforming the constitution of Iran
MethodsDemonstrations, riots, civil disobedience
StatusOngoing
Casualties
Death(s)4 killed in Dorud, Lorestan[4]
Arrested52+ arrests[5][6]

The 2017 protests in Iran are a series of protests in Iran which spontaneously erupted on 28 December 2017. Several thousand-person crowds were seen protesting across Iran, including in Mashhad, the second most populous city, as well as a several hundred-person protest in Tehran, the capital. There were also protests in Neyshabour, Kashmar, Yazd and Shahroud.[7] The 2017 events are the largest protest in Iran since the 2009 Iranian presidential election protests.[8]

The protests were initially for economic woes, against the high price of goods and commodities, but has "quickly changed" to protesting Iranian involvement in the Middle East, as well as the government itself.[7][9][10][11][12][13][14] On December 29–30 the protests escalated, as three were killed and others wounded in shooting by Revolutionary Guards during night protests in central Iran.[4]

Background

File:27 December 2017, An Iranian women protests to compulsory hijab.jpg
An Iranian women protests to compulsory hijab, hijab is one of the reasons why women are protesting in Iran.

Majid Mohammadi posits three causes for the 2017 protests: government corruption, economic hardships, and religious authoritarianism. In his opinion, religious authoritarianism is the most salient target of 2017 protests since protesters have come to believe that Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist is bent on preserving the status-quo and not susceptible to reform.[15] The 2017 events are the largest protest in Iran since the 2009 Iranian presidential election protests.[8]

Timeline

2017 Iranian protests by city:
  Red: December 28
  Orange: December 29
  Yellow: December 30

December 28

File:A Footage of Iranian protests in Dorud, Lorestan - 30 December 2017.ogg
A Footage of Iranian protests in Dorud, Lorestan - 30 December 2017. Video shows security forces opening fire on peaceful protesters, three protesters were killed.

The protests in Iran spontaneously erupted on 28 December 2017. Several thousand person crowds were seen protesting across Iran, including in Mashhad, the second most populous city, as well as a several hundred person protest in Tehran, the capital. There were also protests in Neyshabour, Kashmar, Yazd and Shahroud.[7] The protests were allegedly organised on social media messaging apps. Crowds were seen chanting "We don’t want an Islamic Republic!", "death to Rouhani", as well as "death to the dictator".[9]

The protests were initially for economic woes, against the high price of goods and commodities, but has "quickly changed" to protesting Iranian involvement in the Middle East, as well as the government itself.[7][9][10][11][16][13][14]

December 29

Demonstrations continued on Friday past sunset. Protests spread to several major cities including Rasht, Isfahan, Ahvaz, Qom, Sari, Zahedan, and Qazvin.[17] A small number of people were arrested in Tehran.[18]

December 30

On December 30 the protests escalated, as three were killed and others wounded in shooting by Revolutionary Guards during night protests in central Iran.[4] As Saturday coincided with the anniversary of December 30, 2009 pro-government rally in Iran, some 4000 people attended a pro-government rally in Tehran.[19] According to state television, pro-government rallies were held in 1200 towns and cities in all.[20] At the same time, anti-government riots spread to Tehran for the first time, where students in Tehran University chanted anti-government slogans before getting dispersed by riot police.[20] Posters of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were torn down at Tehran University.[21] Internet access was shut down in parts of the country, including many areas in Tehran.[22]

Pro-government 'anti-protests' also did occur, with government claiming that around 1,200 pro-government rallies were staged across the country. [23]

Pro-government rallies

The protests were coincident with the mass rallies in support of the government held annually to commemorate 9 Day rally. The pro-government rallies took a "significant" importance after the economic protests, according to the Associated Press.[24]

Reactions

National

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a statement and pledged that the organization will closely observe "future acts of sedition" and "in supporting the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist, will allow no harm to be inflicted upon the country".[25]

The Communist Party of Iran announced in a communiqué that "workers and mass protests will inevitably expand their protests as the regime has no agenda for improving the lives and livelihoods of the people."

International

United States President Donald Trump responded in support of the protests on his Twitter account:

Many reports of peaceful protests by Iranian citizens fed up with regime’s corruption & its squandering of the nation’s wealth to fund terrorism abroad. Iranian govt should respect their people’s rights, including right to express themselves. The world is watching! #IranProtests

— [26]

United States Vice President Mike Pence also released a statement, saying that "I stand w/ peaceful protestors in Iran who are speaking out for freedom & we condemn the arrests of innocents. The time has come for the regime in Tehran to end terrorist activities, corruption, & their disregard for human rights."[27]

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Bahram Qassemi, responded to Trump's tweets saying that "the Iranian people do not tolerate the opportunistic and hypocritical slogans of US officials," and insisted that "the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran establishes democratic structures for legal protection of the civil rights of the people and the possibility of pursuing these demands within the framework of the law is fully possible".[28][29]

US Senators Ted Cruz, John McCain, Tom Cotton, and Orrin Hatch and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan expressed solidarity with the protesters.[30][31] The United States Department of State released a statement that condemned the arrests of protesters.[32]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Reuters (30 December 2017). "Protests over alleged corruption and rising prices spread to Tehran". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 December 2017. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ آنا, خبرگزاری دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی -. "مهم‌ترین اقدامات فوری دولت و مجلس برای پاسخ به مطالبات اقتصادی مردم درگفت‌وگو با ۷ اقتصاددان". خبرگزاری دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی - آنا (in Persian). Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. ^ جهان|TABNAK, سایت خبری تحلیلی تابناك|اخبار ایران و. "توکلی: اعتراضات خیابانی قابل پیش‌بینی بود". سایت خبری تحلیلی تابناك|اخبار ایران و جهان|TABNAK (in Persian). Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Three killed in shooting by Revolutionary Guards during protests in central Iran". english.alarabiya.net.
  5. ^ "Iranian cities hit by anti-government protests". BBC News. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Iran police arrest protesters demonstrating against president, price hikes". CBC News. Associated Press. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d "Iranians protest against high prices in Mashhad". BBC News. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  8. ^ a b Dehghan, Saeed Kamali; Graham-Harrison, Emma (30 December 2017). "Iranians chant 'death to dictator' in biggest unrest since crushing of protests in 2009" – via www.theguardian.com.
  9. ^ a b c Josie Ensor and Reuters (29 December 2017). "Rare public protests spread across Iran amid spiraling inflation". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 December 2017. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ a b AFP (28 December 2017). "Anti-government protests break out in Iran over economic woes". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  11. ^ a b Staff writer, Al Arabiya English (28 December 2017). "Protesters in Iran raise slogans against Rouhani, Supreme Leader". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  12. ^ Rafizadeh, Dr Majid (28 December 2017). "Iran: Protesters Decry Economic Mismanagement, But Also Express Broader Frustrations". Huffington Post. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  13. ^ a b Radio Farda (28 December 2017). "Street Protests In Iran, Dozens Reportedly Arrested". Radio Farda. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  14. ^ a b Holly Dagres (29 December 2017). "Chants in the holy city of Qom tonight". Twitter. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  15. ^ محمدی, مجید (30 December 2017). "بالاخره «بیداری ایرانیان» مقابل حکومت روحانیون". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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  17. ^ "Wave of protests hits Iranian cities". BBC News. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  18. ^ "Updated: Second day of protests in Iran". www.rudaw.net. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  19. ^ "The Latest: Trump ups show of support for Iranian protesters". AP News. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  20. ^ a b Editorial, Reuters (30 December 2017). "Street protests hit Tehran, 2 demonstrators reported killed in western". U.S. Retrieved 30 December 2017. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  21. ^ CNN, Laura Smith-Spark, Dakin Andone and Jennifer Hauser,. "Iran warns against 'illegal' gatherings after protests". CNN. Retrieved 30 December 2017. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  22. ^ "Iran blocks internet, may shut down Telegram app as protests spread". Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  23. ^ "'West focuses only on anti-govt rallies': Thousands protest for & against authorities in Iran". RT International. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  24. ^ "Iranians rally in support of government and supreme leader". The Guardian. Associated Press. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  25. ^ "بیانیه سپاه به مناسبت سالگرد حماسه 9 دی: وحدت و هوشمندی ملی برابر فتنه آفرینی های جدید دشمن از درس های فتنه 88 است". پایگاه خبری سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی (in Persian). Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  26. ^ "Trump warns Iran 'world is watching' after anti-government protests". Haaretz. Retrieved 30 December 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  27. ^ https://twitter.com/VP/status/947245218889388032
  28. ^ "توضیحات". fa.alalam.ir. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  29. ^ "Qasemi: Iranian people does not pay attention to the Trump's opportunistic claims". Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  30. ^ Farda, Radio (30 December 2017). "U.S. Legislators React to Iranian Protests". RFE/RL. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  31. ^ VOA (30 December 2017). "سناتور تد کروز: با مردم ایران که علیه حکومت ظالم ایستاده اند، اعلام همبستگی می‌کنم". صدای آمریکا (in Persian). Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  32. ^ Griffiths, Brent D. (29 December 2017). "White House condemns Iranian actions as third day of protests roil country". POLITICO. Retrieved 30 December 2017.

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