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Kurdish rights group Hengaw released video of a roadblock allegedly burning in the western city of Sanandaj
Iran has seen its most widespread anti-government protests in weeks after small crowds marched overnight in Tehran and a number of other cities.
Videos showed people chanting “Woman, Life, Freedom” and “Tod Khamenei” – a nod to the Supreme Leader.
Calls followed for the 40th day of mourning for two men, Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini, who were executed in connection with protests.
The UN said they faced unfair trials based on coerced confessions.
Nationwide protests erupted in September following the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who was arrested by vice squads for allegedly not wearing her hijab properly.
The authorities have portrayed them as “riots” and responded with violence.
At least 529 protesters have been killed and nearly 20,000 arrested so far, according to the Human Rights Activists’ News Agency (HRANA). Since December, four protesters have been hanged, while 107 others have reportedly been sentenced to death or charged with capital crimes.
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Seyed Mohammad Hosseini and Mohammad Mehdi Karami were hanged on January 7
Footage released on social media showed small-scale protests taking place on Thursday evening in several parts of the capital Tehran, as well as nearby Karaj, the eastern city of Mashhad, the central city of Isfahan, the northern cities of Qazvin and Rasht and the western cities of Arak, Izeh and Sanandaj .
Meanwhile, opposition activist collective 1500 Tasvir shared a video from Mashhad showing a group of men and women shouting, “My martyred brother, we will avenge your blood.”
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Although street protests have subsided recently, activists often share videos of people chanting anti-government slogans or graffiti being sprayed at night. It also continues to depict women refusing to comply with the strict hijab laws in public places.