Iran, Protests and Human Rights Activists
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Demonstrations broke out in Iran on Dec. 28 and have spread nationwide as protesters vent their increasing discontent over the Islamic Republic’s faltering economy and the collapse of its currency.
Many Iranian opposition activists are hoping the current unrest could be the beginning of the end of the country's hardline Islamic regime.
Here are the key questions about Iran’s protests, what sparked them, how the government is responding, and why U.S. involvement has become a central issue, answered.
For a second day this week, students at high schools in different parts of the Las Vegas Valley are walking out of their classrooms in protest of ICE.
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Iran’s Protests Are a Turning Point for the Islamic Republic
The recent wave of protests in Iran constitutes one of the most significant developments in the history of the Islamic Republic. Although the Iranian authorities imposed an internet blackout to contain the flow of information,
Iran has been rocked this week by protests that started in Tehran and have spread to other cities, with at least six people killed in clashes with security forces. Official media has largely played down the protests but videos have flooded social media ...
Tens of thousands of Iranians poured into the streets on Friday night in a second night of mass, nationwide antigovernment protests despite a total internet blackout and threats of a severe crackdown from the senior Iranian leadership.
More than 1,000 anti-ICE protests are scheduled nationwide for Saturday, Jan. 10, and Sunday, Jan. 11, following the shooting death of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. "There's widespread anger right now. It's organic," said Ezra Levin, cofounder of the ...