Today the Turkic populous of central regions of Iran including Turks of Ghom, Iran’s religious stronghold, have gone on the central streets and demonstrated solidarity with the people of the mainland South Azerbaijan and chanted slogans against state-run fascism and Turk-phobia in Iran.
The protesters carried signs and banners which read: “ Turkish Must be the Official Language”, “ We are proud to be Turk” and “Turkic School for everyone”
Reportedly unlike mainland Azerbaijan, the Ghom demonstrations ended without major incidents.
A day earlier Qashgayis of Shiraz organized a protest at the Shiraz Office of the Iranian National Broadcasting Organization and chanted slogans such as ” Unity of Qashqayi and Azerbaijan”

In another development, Mr. Afsharnia a prominent Tehran lawyer has filed a complaint against Iran’s National TV and its chairman Mr. Sarafraz. The complaint was filed with the “Farhang Courthouse” yesterday, demanding immediate actions against the chairman Sarafraz, directors and actors of the Fitileh program

in which Azerbaijani Turks were depicted as ignorant people who brush their teeth with toilet brush! The Azerbaijani lawyer asked the Iranian judicial authorities and Prosecutor General to commence a criminal proceeding against the head of national TV, directors and actors of Fetileh Show under s. Iran’s Criminal Code and prosecute them.
Given the fact that there is no independent judiciary in Iran, it is less likely Mr. Avshania’s complaint would be taken seriously.