The Fitilieh programme protests (Persian: جنجال برنامه فیتیله, lit.
'Controversy of Fitilieh programme') started on 9 November 2015 after a segment of the children's television programme Fitileh, aired on 6 November on local state TV, depicted an Azeri speaking Iranian brushing his teeth with a toilet brush.
As a result, hundreds[1] of people participated in demonstrations in Tabriz, Urmia, Ardabil, Zanjan and Tehran.
[3] There were also protests held in front of Iranian embassies in Istanbul and Baku.
[4] The head of the country’s state broadcaster Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) Mohammad Sarafraz apologized for airing the program.