Anti-regime protests in Iran turn violent
Almost 40 people including four security personnel have been killed and 2,200 arrested as protests in Iran turn violent, spreading to 111 cities and towns, frequently chanting in support of the Shah
Dec 28-Jan 7
Protests reported
Deaths reported
TÜRKIYE
TURKMENISTAN
IRAN
AFGHANISTAN
IRAQ
KUWAIT
SAUDI ARABIA
PAKISTAN
Kuhdasht
Kermanshah
Azna
Ilam
Isfahan
Shiraz
Qom
Tabriz
Tehran
Bandar Abbas
Yazd
Kerman
Mashhad
Caspian Sea
Persian Gulf
100km
60 miles
Tehran, Dec 28: Protests begin after shopkeepers strike in Grand Bazaar
Malekashi, Jan 6: Security officer shot after police raid on hospital
Lordegan, Jan 7: Two police officers killed by “armed rioters”
Iranshahr, Jan 7: Jaish al-Adl Baluchi militants claim to have killed security officer
Sources: Reuters, BBC, ISW, Hengaw Organization for Human Rights
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