A selection of verified videos from Iran on Saturday, the third day of protests of thousands of people across the country:
Protesters in Zanjan in northwest Iran take down a billboard with the portrait of the Supreme Leader:
Abhar, #Zanjan – #IranProtests, 3rd day, Dec 30: Protesters take down the billboard w/ Khamenei's picture on it. pic.twitter.com/Isi8rc55hC
— Hadi Nili (@HadiNili) December 30, 2017
Zanjan tonight:
#Zanjan, #IranProtests: pic.twitter.com/MQmq9Mn1i1
— Hadi Nili (@HadiNili) December 30, 2017
Demonstrators in Arak in western Iran take down the sign of the paramilitary Basij:
#Arak – #IranProtests, 3rd day, Dec 30: Protesters take down the sign of "#Basij", an #IRGC organisation. pic.twitter.com/mLjANC3nHc
— Hadi Nili (@HadiNili) December 30, 2017
Arak earlier today:
Day 3. Protestors in #Arak, (Markazi province) pic.twitter.com/orIvPYi3iI
— IranWire (@IranWireEnglish) December 30, 2017
In front of Tehran University — “The students would rather die than bow to power”:
in front of #Tehran University, #IranProtests: "the students would rather die to bow to power" pic.twitter.com/IfFqtoHS6i
— Hadi Nili (@HadiNili) December 30, 2017
Izeh in western Iran — “Death to Khamenei”:
Izeh, #Khuzestan, #IranProtests: "death to Khamenei"pic.twitter.com/JM9VhHxjAp
— Hadi Nili (@HadiNili) December 30, 2017
Kerman in central Iran — “The people are living like beggars, the Leader is behaving like God”:
#Kerman, #IranProtests: "the ppl are living like a begger, the Leader is behaving like the God". pic.twitter.com/GS6jotvPyg
— Hadi Nili (@HadiNili) December 30, 2017
Security forces fire tear gas at demonstrators at Tehran University:
صحنه شلیک گاز #اشکآور از بیرون #دانشگاه_تهران به داخل دانشگاه و واکنش دانشجویان
ویدیوی دریافتی #۹دی pic.twitter.com/2fh9rFj0q5
— Vahid Online (@Vahid) December 30, 2017
A rally in Dorud in Lorestan Province in western Iran — “Death to the Dictator”:
On the third day of protests, hundreds of people have gathered at #Dorud (Lorestan Province) and chant: "Death to the Dictator (Ayatollah Khamenei)" pic.twitter.com/1vv30Yj743
— IranWire (@IranWireEnglish) December 30, 2017
Iranian security forces try to disperse people gathering in Tehran:
Police, Guards and plain clothes agents try to disperse people in #Tehran pic.twitter.com/2LZW5rfn24
— IranWire (@IranWireEnglish) December 30, 2017
Police, Guards and plainclothes agents try to disperse protesters in #Tehran pic.twitter.com/JQ0t2s1LWX
— IranWire (@IranWireEnglish) December 30, 2017
Hundreds gathered at Tehran University — chants include “Death to the Dictator” and “People Give Their Lives for the Army. The Army Gives its Life for People”:
The government has organised its “anti-sedition demonstrations” and there are police and revolutionary guards in different cities, but some people have dared to come out and protest against the regime. This one at #Tehran university pic.twitter.com/qiXIfxktvg
— IranWire (@IranWireEnglish) December 30, 2017
“Dont Just Stand By, Come and Join Us”:
ما تماشاگر نمی خواهیم به ما ملحق شوید
مردم تهران در تجمع اعتراضی امروزhttps://t.co/tFVYKWQgkf pic.twitter.com/be0kuYlhfh— ایران وایر (@iranwire) December 30, 2017
Security forces deploy:
Police, Guards and plainclothes agents surround #Tehran to contain the protests pic.twitter.com/A65kSwSW9k
— IranWire (@IranWireEnglish) December 30, 2017