Iran: over 2,000 protesters arrested, rights group says
Protests sparked by economic hardship have spread across Iran, in the biggest wave of dissent in three years....
Protests sparked by economic hardship have spread across Iran, in the biggest wave of dissent in three years....
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Hundreds of protesters have been killed in demonstrations over the past two weeks, according to rights groups and local sources in Iran, FRANCE 24 Observers journalist Ershad Alijani reported, noting ...
Protests sparked by economic hardship have spread across Iran, in the biggest wave of dissent in three years....
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