For a third consecutive day, anti-government protests have broken out in Iran after the country's military admitted it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet killing all 176 people aboard. Since January 11, Iranian authorities have struggled to contain public anger over the government's handling of the incident. Initially, Iranian authorities repeatedly said it was impossible for the country's military to shoot down the civilian plane.
Iranian Protests Continue After Tehran Admits Shooting Down Passenger Plane
- By RFE/RL
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Iranian students demonstrate following a tribute to the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 in front of Amir Kabir University in Tehran on January 11.
![Iranian students chant anti-government slogans as they demonstrate in front of Amir Kabir University in Tehran, on January 11. "Commander in chief [Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei] resign, resign!"](https://gdb.rferl.org/69237d3e-aeb3-463a-8d74-aa86477586be_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iranian students chant anti-government slogans as they demonstrate in front of Amir Kabir University in Tehran, on January 11. "Commander in chief [Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei] resign, resign!"
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A memorial vigil in the Iranian city of Sari on January 11.
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A woman holds a picture of newlyweds Arash Pourzarabi and Pouneh Gourji at a Tehran vigil on January 11. Both were graduate students studying computer science at the University of Alberta, and were coming back to Edmonton, Canada after celebrating their wedding in Iran.
