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Death toll rises as Iran

artappraiser — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 04:45:56 +0000

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Death toll rises as Iran protests’ violent turn ratchets up tension and rattles the government

By Erin Cunningham @ WashingtonPost.com, Jan. 1

At least 12 demonstrators and a police officer have died as the anti-government protests that have raged now for five days spread to far-flung towns and cities. The demonstrations are the boldest challenge to the Islamic Republic since 2009, and the prospect of a harsher response from authorities raised fears of further violence.

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PeraclesPlease — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 01:01:39 +0000

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artappraiser — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 00:48:42 +0000

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Flavius — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 00:02:39 +0000

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Iran Confronts 3rd Day of

artappraiser — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 23:42:26 +0000

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Iran Confronts 3rd Day of Protests, With Calls for Khamenei to Quit

By Thomas Erdbrink @ NYTmes.com, Dec. 30

Iran’s leaders were confronted by unauthorized protests in major cities for the third straight day on Saturday, with crowds aiming their anger at the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and some demanding that he step down.

The demonstrators first took to the streets of Mashhad, one of the holiest places in Shiite Islam, on Thursday. By Saturday, dozens of people had been arrested and the police had fired tear gas to disperse crowds.

On Saturday night, the protests turned violent, with at least two demonstrators shot in the western town of Dorud, according to a series of videos posted on social media. At least one of the videos was verified by BBC Persian. It could not be determined who was responsible for the gunfire.

The protests, which erupted over declining economic conditions, corruption and a lack of personal freedoms, presented a serious challenge to the government of President Hassan Rouhani [....]

Did the US cause Iran’s Economic Protests & will Trump Take Advantage?

By Juan Cole @ Informed Comment, Dec. 30

The scattered urban protests that began in Mashhad on Thursday spread to several other provincial cities on Friday, including Qom, Rasht, Kerman and Qazvin. This is like protests in the US starting in Boston and spreading to Denver and Cleveland.

Predictably, Trump had to get involved, tweeting an objection to the government’s arrest of protesters. Jeff Sessions had people arrested for laughing in protest at him. If people in Iran think Trump is behind this movement, that would kill it right there.

One thing I have to complain about in the US press coverage is people saying protests in Iran are rare because it is a totalitarian state. Actually small protests about economic issues are pretty normal from time to time and here and there. There have been lots of protest movements with a political overtone, as well [....]