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Iran’s Protests Persist After One Month

A month after Iran’s protest movement first erupted, it appears to be gaining steam in the face of Tehran’s violent crackdown, which human rights groups say has killed at least 233 people—including 32 children. To crush dissent, security forces have pulled from a brutal playbook, including firing assault rifles at …

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Thousands Protest in Tunis Against President Kais Saied, Economic Crisis

Thousands of Tunisians took to the streets in the capital, Tunis, to protest against President Kais Saied. The parallel protests on Saturday by the Ennahdha party and the Free Constitutional Party, who are opposed to each other but are united in their opposition to Saied, denounced the president’s takeover of …

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Iran’s Baluchistan Under Lockdown, Blackout In Wake Of ‘Bloody Friday’

As scattered anti-government and anti-hijab protests continue across Iran, members of one beleaguered ethnic and religious minority who joined in the demonstrations are still assessing the toll from “Bloody Friday.” Zahedan, the capital of the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, was the scene of the violent crackdown carried out by security …

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