Iran protests pick up steam: WATCH man set General Soleimani’s poster on fire
Iran protests pick up steam: WATCH man set General Soleimani’s poster on fire
Isfahan: It has been more than 100 days since the people of Iran started protesting against the country’s regime and strict dress codes.
The anti-regime protests, which were triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini who died in police custody, have entered a new year and they are only getting stronger.
In a major crackdown on demonstrations, authorities in Iran have executed two people for taking part in the protest while many face death sentences for charges of “waging a war against god.”
In a bid to send a message across, a viral video of a man burning an image of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani has been making rounds on Twitter.
The video, shared by Karim Sadjadpour, shows a man pouring inflammable liquid on the images of Soleimani before setting them on fire in the middle of a busy road in Iran’s Isfahan.
“Anti-government dissent in Iran is growing bolder. Slain Iranian General Qassem Soleimani’s image is set aflame in broad daylight in a busy square in Isfahan. The narrator says ‘death to the dictator,’” wrote Sadjadpour.
Anti-government dissent in Iran is growing bolder. Slain Iranian General Qassem Soleimani’s image is set aflame in broad daylight in a busy square in Isfahan. The narrator says “death to the dictator”. pic.twitter.com/37SMUTMybR
— Karim Sadjadpour (@ksadjadpour) January 5, 2023
A few earlier on 3 January, Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad shared a similar video on her Twitter where a billboard of Soleimani was set ablaze.
A video sent from #Tehran. Iranians are burning the billboard of #Soleimani, butcher of Syrian, Iraqi and Iranians kids.
The Islamist regime tried very hard to cast Soleimani as a hero. But Iranians consider him a murderer, not a hero.#MahsaAmini
— Masih Alinejad
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