As in the previous night, the protests were widespread, erupting in the cities of Mashhad, Tabriz, Urumiyeh, Isfahan, Karaj and Yazd, among others, according to witness interviews and videos either verified by The New York Times or appearing on BBC Persian. In each instance the videos showed large groups defiantly chanting for an end to the nearly 50 years of the Islamic Republic’s rule, with the scenes lit by bonfires and blazing trash cans.