As the regime staged celebrations after the January massacre, residents across Tehran and multiple cities answered with rooftop chants of \u201cDeath to the Dictator\u201d and \u201cDeath to Khamenei.\u201d From Ekbatan to Shiraz, anti-regime slogans echoed through the night, signalling that despite repression and killings, public defiance remains alive and widespread.<\/p>\n
\u201cDeath to the Dictator\u201d echoes across Tehran and other cities<\/strong><\/p>\n On the evening of 10 February 2026<\/strong>, as the Islamic Republic held state celebrations following the January killings and Ali Khamenei called on the public to support the regime, residents across Tehran and multiple cities responded with coordinated rooftop and window protests, chanting against the dictatorship.<\/p>\n In various neighbourhoods of Tehran \u2014 including Ekbatan, Chitgar, and Shahr-e Ziba<\/strong> \u2014 residents shouted:<\/p>\n The chants spread widely across the capital and were heard in numerous districts throughout the city.<\/p>\n Similar protests were reported in Shiraz, Isfahan, Mashhad, Fardis, Saveh, Kermanshah, Abdanan (Ilam Province), and other cities<\/strong>. In Golshahr (Karaj)<\/strong>, large numbers of residents joined in anti-government chants.<\/p>\n In Shiraz, protesters chanted:<\/p>\n The coordinated rooftop protests marked a defiant public response to the regime\u2019s official celebrations, demonstrating continuing opposition following the January crackdown.<\/p>\n Worker-communist Party of Iran<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n
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\n11 February 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n