Bloody Aban

Culture of origin: Iranian · Historical

Holiday sources: Iran · Iranian Arab · Persian Gulf Coast and Islands

The protests began peacefully on the evening of 15 November 2019 after a 50–200% rise in fuel prices and spread to 21 cities within hours. To crush them the regime cut the internet nationwide for about six days, and, according to Amnesty International, security forces shot protesters from rooftops and helicopters and at close range. As many as 2,000 people were killed; the authorities hauled away bodies and threatened families not to hold funerals.