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Dec 30, 2017, 38 tweets

Despite attempts of Islamic regime for holding "9-dei" counter-protests, Iranian people in #Tehran have started their protests against corrupted Shia clerics and authorities of the regime.

Islamic regime Police forces in Tehran, Iran's largest city are hopelessly trying to disperse Iranian protesters.

#Tehran's university students are chanting slogans against both reformists and conservatives of Islamic regime of #Iran defying the whole regime now.

NOW: #Tehran's university students chant: "Seyyed Ali [#Khamenei, Supreme Leader], be ashamed and leave Iran" while protest corrupted Shia clerics and authorities of Islamic regime.

NOW: Iranian university students inside #Tehran's university are chanting: "People are begging [live in poverty], Akhoond [Mullah/ Shia cleric] is living like a God". Protestors outside the university are seeming to be dispersed or arrested by security forces.

BREAKING: Protesters in Revolution square of #Tehran are gathered ready to move toward university of Tehran. People protest corrupted Shia clerics & authorities of Islamic regime of Iran.

NOW: In revolution square of #Tehran, Police forces of Islamic regime attacked protesters stopping them from joining university students inside Tehran university. During protests against Shia clerics and authorities of Islamic regime of Iran.

Protesters in #Tehran chant now: "Excuse me Seyyed Ali [#Khamenei, Supreme Leader] but you must leave!" during protests against corrupted Shia clerics and authorities of Islamic regime of Iran.

NOW: Police brutally attacked protesters in Revolution square of #Tehran during protests of Iranians against corrupted Shia clerics and authorities of Islamic regime of Iran.

Security forces of dictator Ali #Khamenei brutally attacked peaceful protesters in Revolution street of trying to keep them away from university students of #Tehran's university. Protests against corrupted Shia clerics and authorities of Islamic regime.

NOW in front of university of #Tehran, security forces are beating a student. Iran's Islamic regime media always show how Palestinians are being beaten by Israeli police, but they don't show you how they brutally hit innocent Iranian university students.

Iranian Protesters are gathering in five different locations of #Tehran now, this is a new area. Protests against corrupted Shia clerics and authorities of Islamic regime of Iran. Their numbers will reach thousands at night.

Situation is out of control of #Khamenei's police now in revolution street of #Tehran, number of protesters is rising gradually. Protests against corrupted Shia clerics and authorities of Islamic regime of Iran.

#Khamenei's police force has used tear gas inside university of #Tehran territory preparing launch of an attack against Iranian university students in-order to arrest them as much as possible.

Students inside #Tehran's university report use of pellet guns by anti-riot police in-order to disperse university students. Protests against corrupted Shia clerics and authorities of Islamic regime of Iran

NOW: People in revolution street of #Tehran are chanting now: "Agha [#Khamenei/ Supreme Leader] is living like a God while people are poor" & "Akhoond [Mullah] Businessman return our money". Protests against corrupted Shia Clerics and authorities of Islamic regime of Iran.

BREAKING: Protestors are ready for confrontation with Islamic regime's police force at Vali-Asr crossroad of #Tehran. Protests against corrupted Shia Clerics and authorities of Islamic regime of Iran.

BREAKING: In another part of #Tehran, (Revolution street), people chant: "Akhoond [Mullah / Shia cleric] must leave Iran" and "Seyyed Ali [#Khamenei] shame on you, leave #Iran". Protests against corrupted Shia Clerics and authorities of Islamic regime of Iran.

Now #Tehran's university students are resisting #Khamenei's police suppression despite tear gas. Protests against corrupted Shia Clerics and authorities of Islamic regime of Iran.

NOW: Revolution street of #Tehran. Anti-riot Police of #Khameni commanded by #IRGC officers are trapping and attacking small crowds in small streets while are unable to confront larger crowds. Protests against corrupted Shia Clerics and authorities of Islamic regime of Iran.

Protestors chanting "Death to dictator" who are separated from larger crowds are being attacked by the #Khamenei's anti-riot Police commanded by #IRGC officers now near #Tehran's revolution street. Protests against corrupted Shia Clerics and authorities of Islamic regime of Iran.

#Tehran's university students were chanting an hour ago: "We don't want rule of Force, we don't want mercenary Police". Protests against corrupted Shia Clerics and authorities of Islamic regime of Iran.

This is tactic of #IRGC trained anti-riot Police of #Khamenei. They divide crowd of protestors, then send smaller parts to smaller streets to easily suppress or arrest them. Here is an example near Revolution square of #Tehran. Protests against corrupted Islamic regime of #Iran.

#IRGC commanded anti-riot Police force of #Khamenei is now brutally suppressing #Tehran's university students. Protests against corrupted Shia clerics and authorities of Islamic regime of Iran.

This is another part of #Tehran, #Khamenei's police is using tear gas to suppress university students of #Amirkabir university. Protests against corrupted Shia clerics and authorities of Islamic regime of Iran.

#Tehran's University students chant "Student, Worker, Coalition, Coalition". Protests against corrupted Shia clerics and authorities of Islamic regime of Iran.

No protests erupted in six new areas of #Tehran including this one in Azadi street. Protests against corrupted Shia clerics and authorities of Islamic regime of Iran.

#Tehran's university student says that several students are arrested by #Khamenei's police. Protests against corrupted Shia clerics and authorities of Islamic regime of Iran.

The moment, #IRGC commanded anti-riot police of #Khamenei used tear gas before attacking #Tehran's university students today. Protests against corrupted Shia clerics and authorities of Islamic regime of Iran.

#Khamenei's anti-riot Police brutally suppress peaceful protest of people against corrupted Islamic regime now in revolution street of #Tehran. #Iranprotests

People of #Tehran in revolution street are resisting suppression imposed by #IRGC commanded anti-riot Police now. #IranProtests

Now #IRGC anti-riot unit joined Police anti-riot units to brutally suppress protesters in front of #Tehran's university. Protests against corrupted Shia clerics and Islamic regime authorities. #IranProtests

Thousands of people in #Tehran are chanting: "Independence, Freedom, Iranian Republic" during protest against corrupted Shia clercis and authorities of Islamic regime of Iran. #IranProtests

They chant: "Death to #Khamenei", Towhid Crossroad, Azadi street. Tonight thousands of people in #Tehran are out in streets protesting against Islamic regime of Iran. Situation is out of control of Islamic regime security forces. #IranProtests

#IRGC & Police anti-riot unit opened fire at people of #Tehran near Azadi street, people are fighting back with bare hands. #IranProtests

Police anti-riot unit under command of #IRGC attacked peaceful protesters in North Karegar street of #Tehran, people fought back. #IranProtests

People of #Tehran are peacefully protesting against corrupted Shia clerics and authorities of Islamic regime in Park Shahr now. #IranProtests

People chant: "Death to #Khamenei" and attack #Basij militia bases in #Tehran one by one after each other in response to brutal suppression of people. #IranProtests

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