Photos: Anti-government protests continue in Iran, 13 reported dead

Demonstrations against austerity, corruption and the religious leadership continued for a fifth day in Iran with media reports of 13 people killed till Monday in the worst wave of unrest gripping the country since crowds took to the streets in 2009.

Updated on: Jan 02, 2018 3:26 PM IST

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Pro-government groups seen here marching near the Imam Khomeini grand mosque in Tehran. Demonstrations in Iran continued for a fifth day on Monday after what began as protests over high living costs, and quickly spread across the country turning against the Islamic system as a whole, with chants of “Death to the dictator” and attacks on symbols of the regime. 13 people were reported killed so far. (Hamed Malekpour / Tasnim News / AFP)

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A video grab shows a group of protesters walking down a street in Tehran on December 30, 2017. Protests against economic hardships and alleged corruption erupted in Iran’s second city of Mashhad on December 28, 2017 and escalated into calls for the religious establishment to step down. Some of the anger was directed at Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with video posted on social media showing people on the streets, some chanting “Death to the dictator!” (Mehr News / AFP)

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People stand near a burning car in Tuyserkan, Iran on December 31, 2017. The Fars news agency reported “scattered groups” of protesters in Tehran on Monday. Unsigned statements on social media urged Iranians to continue to demonstrate in 50 towns and cities. The government has said it was temporarily restricting access to Telegram and Instagram apps with reports that internet mobile access was also hit in some areas. (IRINN / REUTERS)

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A group of men push traffic barriers in a street in Tehran on December 30, 2017. The protests, Iran’s worst since the 2009 Green Movement to condemn Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s re-election have put pressure on the clerical leaders in power since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. President Hassan Rouhani made a televised call for calm on Sunday, saying Iranians had the right to criticise but must not cause unrest. (Mehr News / AFP)

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Demonstrators block streets and burn public property in Tehran on December 30, 2017. Almost nine years since the reformist protests were crushed, Iran’s adversaries voiced support for the resurgence of anti-government sentiment. US President Donald Trump tweeted: “The great Iranian people have been repressed for many years. They are hungry for food & for freedom. Along with human rights, the wealth of Iran is being looted. TIME FOR CHANGE!” (REUTERS)

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President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a cabinet meeting in Tehran on December 31, 2017. President Rouhani said Sunday that people have the right to protest, but “The government will show no tolerance for those who damage public property, violate public order and create unrest in society.” Online video showed police in the capital firing water cannon to disperse demonstrators, in footage said to have been filmed Sunday. (AP)

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People protest in Tehran on December 30, 2017 in this still image from a video. As protests gathered steam, the government has blamed “hostile elements” based abroad. But analysts suspect Rouhani’s hardline rivals of stoking the initial unrest, pointing to rare statements of support for protesters from hardline clerics such as Mashhad’s Ayatollah Ahmad Alamolhoda, who described anti-austerity, inflation and unemployment demands as “justified”. (REUTERS)

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University students attend a protest inside Tehran University while anti-riot Iranian police prevent them from joining other protestors, in Tehran on December 30, 2017. As protests spread the Telegram app shut down a channel run by Roohallah Zam, an exiled journalist, after Iranian authorities complained that it was inciting violence and helped fan passions among those taking to the streets. (AP)

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Iranian students protest at the University of Tehran on December 30, 2017. Most recently, videos on social media showed an intense clash in Qahderijan between security forces and protesters trying to occupy a police station, which was partially set ablaze. In the western city of Kermanshah, protesters set fire to a traffic police post, but no one was hurt in the incident, Mehr news agency said. (AFP)