A number of youths in the city of Isfahan held a gathering on Friday, May 23rd, protesting the drying of a nearby river and expressing their anger at the mullahs’ policies. Regime experts in Isfahan, fearing the spread of this protest rally, dispatched their special anti-riot unit to disperse the protesters. These forces used pepper gas and batons to disperse the crowd near the famous 33 Bridge. However, the demonstrators showed resistance against these measures.