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On September 16, 2022, a 22-year-old Iranian woman named Mahsa "Zhina" Amini died after being beaten and arrested by Iran's morality police for not wearing her hijab (headscarf) properly. As a result, protests broke out throughout Iran. This clip is a compilation of footage from the protests. For an earlier clip of footage from the protests, see MEMRI TV Clip No. 9833.
In this clip, protestors can be seen violently clashing with Iranian authorities, beating policemen, destroying vehicles belong to Iran's police and security forces, burning pictures of slain IRGC Qods Force Commander Qasem Soleimani, and chanting slogans such as "Khamenei, [you] evil man, we will bury you in the ground!", "Death to the Islamic Republic!", and "Be wary of the day when we have weapons!"
This clip includes footage from protests in Tehran, Mashhad, Tabriz, Kerman, Noshahr, Rasht, Kish Island, Rafsanjan, and elsewhere. The footage was posted on September 19-22, 2022 to various Twitter accounts, including those of the Iran International Media outlet and of Iranian journalists Saman Rasoulpour, Saman Arbabi, and Maryam Moqaddam.
Woman: "Khamenei, [you] evil man, we will bury you in the ground!"
Crowd: "Khamenei, [you] evil man, we will bury you in the ground!"
Woman: "Khamenei, [you] evil man, we will bury you in the ground!"
Crowd: "Khamenei, [you] evil man, we will bury you in the ground!"
Woman: "Khamenei, [you] evil man, we will bury you in the ground!"
Crowd: "Khamenei, [you] evil man, we will bury you in the ground!"
Woman: "Khamenei, [you] evil man, we will bury you in the ground!"
Crowd: "Khamenei, [you] evil man, we will bury you in the ground!"
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Crowd 2: "Liberty is our right, Zhina [i.e. Mahsa Amini] is our codename! Liberty is our right, Zhina [i.e. Mahsa Amini] is our codename!"
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Crowd 3: "The streets are flooded with blood and our professors are silent! The streets are flooded with blood and our professors are silent! The streets are flooded with blood and our professors are silent! The streets are flooded with blood and our professors are silent!"
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Crowd 4: "Shame on you! Shame on you! Shame on you! Shame on you! Shame on you! Shame on you! Shame on you! Shame on you! Shame on you! Shame on you! Shame on you! Shame on you!"
Man: "Death to the Dictator!"
Crowd 4: "Death to the Dictator!"
Man: "Death to the Dictator!"
Crowd 4: "Death to the Dictator!"
Man: "Death to the Dictator!"
Crowd 4: "Death to the Dictator!"
Man: "Death to the Dictator!"
Crowd 4: "Death to the Dictator!"
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Crowd 5: "Death to the Islamic Republic! Death to the Islamic Republic! Death to the Islamic Republic! Death to the Islamic Republic!"
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Crowd 6: "Be weary of the day when we have weapons! Be weary of the day when we have weapons! Be weary of the day when we have weapons!"
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