Protesters gathered in Shiraz on July 16.
Iranian protesters have gathered in the streets of Shiraz and Behbahan, chanting slogans against the country's establishment.
Social-media users on July 16 called for nationwide demonstrations at 7:00 p.m. local time against a court decision to uphold death sentences against three men who participated in protests last year.
Videos shared on social media purportedly showed protesters in Behbahan, in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, and in Shiraz, the capital of southwestern Fars Province, shouting slogans against the death sentences handed to Amir Hossein Moradi, Saeed Tamjidi, and Mohammad Rajabi.
The Reuters news agency quoted witnesses as saying security forces fired tear gas to disperse the demonstrators in Behbahan.
Meanwhile, an increased presence of security forces was reported in the streets of the capital, Tehran, and several other cities.
On July 14, Iran's judiciary said the Supreme Court had upheld the death sentences against Moradi, 25, Tamjidi, 27, and Rajabi, 25,
for criminal actions during protests in November sparked by a hike in gasoline prices.
The decision sparked a surge of online protests against the sentences, with the hashtag #Don't_Execute in Persian trending globally on Twitter, being used more than 7 million times.
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