Movies present scattered protests throughout Iran’s hearth pageant

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranians have held scattered anti-government protests throughout an annual hearth pageant with historic roots, in response to movies circulating on-line.

The movies appeared to point out protesters in several cities chanting in opposition to the nation’s ruling clerics and hurling firecrackers at safety forces throughout celebrations of Chaharshanbe Soori, which came about on Tuesday. Arduous-liners have lengthy condemned the pageant, which dates again to 1700 B.C., as un-Islamic.

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