Nimr Baqir al-Nimr Street (formerly Boustan Street) is a street in
Tehran
Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...
,
Iran
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which connects to
Pasdaran Avenue. It is adjacent to the Saudi embassy and some lower-key diplomatic missions. Other buildings include the Rassam Arab-zadeh Carpet (فرش) Museum and Museum of Contemporary Arts and Crafts. In January 2016, some Iranians who protested the
execution of Nimr al-Nimr
Nimr Baqir al-Nimr was a Shia cleric and critic of the government in Saudi Arabia, who was beheaded on 2 January 2016, one of 47 people executed that day for terrorism offenses. Others executed included Sunnis who had been convicted of involveme ...
erected street signs bearing the name ''"Nimr Street"'' in an effort to encapsulate that name change.
Within days ''Iran Daily'' reported approval by the
Tehran Islamic City Council to rename the street ''Nimr Baqir al-Nimr Street''.
See also
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Ferdowsi Street
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Shahnaz street
Shahnaz is a street in Tabriz, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Se ...
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Tehran
Streets in Tehran