Iran: Police fire on some of the Thousands of Demonstrators Commemorating 40th day after Mahsa Amini's Death

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : It is customary in Iran for family and friends mourning a departed loved one to come together one last time on the 40th day, to visit the grave at the cemetery and to gather at the home of the surviving family members.
49% : They clearly would like greater autonomy from Tehran, and no doubt some are Kurdish nationalists who want a Kurdish state.
42% : BBC Persian, which depends on stringers inside Iran, reports that many shops and factories appear to have gone on strike on Wednesday in sympathy with the protesters.
42% : It is not easy to get protests going for 40 days around a big country like Iran, but the young people have done it this fall, and have attracted some support from workers, bazaar merchants, and now physicians.
41% : Since Iran is a majority-Shiite country, sensitivities about martyrs are also important.
38% : In Tehran, video posted to the Telegram channel showed protesters marching in the usually conservative Grand Bazaar, with some shopkeepers shuttering their establishments in solidarity with them.
37% : The majority of Kurds is Sunni, whereas Iran has a Shiite government where Sunnis cannot be president.

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