Fitilieh programme protests in Iran

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2015 Azerbaijanis protests in Iran
Date9 November 2015 – 11 November 2015
Location
 Iran
Caused byThe children's program Fitilehha aired an episode on November 6 depicting an ethnic Azeri of Iran brushing his teeth with a toilet brush.
Methodsdemonstrations, riots, strike actions
Resulted inFitilehha has been cancelled, the head of the country’s state broadcaster apologized for the episode
Casualties
Death(s)1 protester[1]

Azerbaijani protests in Iran started on 9 November 2015 after children's television programme Fitileh aired on 6 November on local state TV that ridiculed the accent and language of Azeris and included offensive jokes.

As a result, hundreds[2] of ethnic Azeris have protested a program on state television that contained what they considered an ethnic slur. Demonstrations were held in Tabriz, Urmia, Ardabil, and Zanjan, as well as in Tehran and Karaj.[3] Protesters chanted "We are Turks," "Death to Persian racism", "Long live Azerbaijan", "Stop racism against Azeri Turks".[4] Police in Iran have clashed with protesting people, fired tear gas to disperse crowds in several cities and towns in Iranian Azerbaijan, many protesters were arrested.[5] One of the protesters, Ali Akbar Murtaza, reportedly "died of injuries" in Urmia.[1] There were also protests held in front of Iranian embassies in Istanbul and Baku.[6]

The head of the country’s state broadcaster Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) Mohammad Sarafraz apologized for airing the program. The broadcast of Fitilehha was cancelled.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Civil protests erupt in Iranian Azerbaijan // Eurasia Daily. — 2015. — 10 November.
  2. ^ Iran’s ethnic Azeris protest slur on TV program // The Washington Post. — 2015. — 9 November.
  3. ^ Azerbaijanis hold mass protests in Iran // APA. — 2015. — 9 November.
  4. ^ a b Frud Bezhan. Azeris Hold Protests In Iran Over Racial Slur // Radio Free Europe. — 2015. — 9 November.
  5. ^ Iran's Azeris protest over offensive TV show // BBC. — 2015. — 9 November.
  6. ^ "Rage against Iran over 'inherent racism toward Azeris". DailySabah. Retrieved 2016-02-11.

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