Previously popular ‘woman, life, freedom’ slogan ignored as son of former shah becomes focus of desperation for change Previously popular ‘woman, life, freedom’ slogan ignored as son of former shah becomes focus of desperation for change A s the nightly protests that recently gripped Iran got under way, familiar shouts of “death to the dictator” and “death to [Ayatollah Ali] Khamenei”, Iran’s most powerful cleric and political figure, filled the air in Karaj, a city 30 miles to the west of