Iran Anti-Government Protests
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Iran executes pro-wrestler Navid Afkari despite global campaign for his releaseAfkari's case had drawn the attention of a social media campaign that portrayed him and his brothers as victims targeted over participating in protests against Iran's Shiite theocracy in 2018.PoliticsSep 12, 2020
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Iran protest death toll now more than 300, Amnesty International saysThe protests, which lasted about four days in several cities and towns in Iran in November, were sparked by a sharp rise in gasoline prices.WorldDec 16, 2019
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Iran mocks Trump administration ‘blunder’ as government supporters rallyGovernment supporters rallyed a day after the foreign minister said a U.S. move to call an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting to discuss anti-government protests was another Trump administration "blunder."PoliticsJan 6, 2018
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Iranian cleric blames social media apps for provoking anti-government protestsThe protests began on Dec. 28 and quickly spread across the country, prompting the government to suspend access to the messaging app Telegram, and briefly block Instagram.WorldJan 6, 2018
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Iran protests fueled by young people more interested in jobs than Islamist idealismThe Iranian government's main challenge is to find a way to suppress the uprising without provoking more anger.WorldDec 31, 2017
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