TEHRAN, Jan 14 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranians yesterday, held rallies in different cities, in condemnation of interference by some Western governments, particularly those of France, Germany, and Britain, in the country’s internal affairs.
The protestors, who staged the rallies after Friday prayers, also denounced French magazine, Charlie Hebdo’s insult to Iran’s religious and political authority.
In a statement, issued at the end of the rallies, the Iranian people condemned the interference by France, Britain and Germany, in Iran’s internal affairs and these states’ support for the “rioters” in the country, over the past weeks.
They also called on the Iranian government and foreign ministry, to adopt all legal measures to retaliate against the French magazine’s action of insulting Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.
Charlie Hebdo published caricatures, seen as “insulting” by Iranian authorities, of Iran’s top leader, drawing firm condemnations and reactions from Tehran.
Protests have erupted in Iran, after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in a Tehran hospital, on Sept 16, 2022, a few days after her collapse at a police station. Iran has accused the United States and some other Western countries, of “inciting riots and supporting terrorists” in the country.– NNN-IRNA
