1920 CET
We have received a clip from the Fire Festival celebration from Kermanshah. Climate of confrontation in Kermanshah
1915 CET
A clip received from Fire Festival celebrations in the capital Tehran
1900 CET
Photos received from Mashhad Fire Festival celebrations
Poster of death to Khamenei; Mashahad
1855 CET
Tehran, Nazi-Abad; One activist says that the police are all over the streets, but they can’t stop us and we are going ahead with our fire festival.
1815 CET-Gohardasht/Karaj
According to reports from the notorious Gohardasht prison, the suppressive prison warden has, as his usual in every year, prevented the prisoners from going outside their cells to take a breath of fresh air on the eve of the Fire Festival celebrations. The warden fears that the prisoners might light up fire and celebrate the Fire Festival. But the political prisoners defied these suppressive measures and lit fire inside the hallways and jumped over the fire in celebration of Feast of Fire.
The prisoners chanted “death to the dictators”, and “Death to Khamenei.”
1810 CET – Festival of Fire in Kurdistan
Residents of Baneh, western Kurdish province hold their fire festival Celebrations on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 by playing fireworks and throwing firecrackers.
These, despite the authorities warning not to hold the celebration, because they fear that the occasion would be used to for an uprising by the people. The sounds of the fireworks can be heard all around the city and suppressive security forces are unable to stop the people fearing any clashing with the youth could go out of control and turn in to a huge riot.
1715CET
On the eve of the festival of fire on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 in the Iranian capital, Tehran, a number of local youth who had gathered on the Air Force Fifth Street to celebrate the annual Festival of Fire of the ancient Iranians clashed with the security police who were out in force to prevent the public to carry out their festivities.
The youth used fire crackers, sound bombs, squibs and spitdevils to scare off the suppressive security forces.
