100 Protest Leaders Arrested, Iran Says, as U.S. Sanctions a Top Official


By BY FARNAZ FASSIHI AND RICK GLADSTONE
World
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After a week of unrest over fuel prices and an internet blackout, the authorities said the protests were over. “This is not a system that will be shaken by these stupid evils,” a cleric said.
New York Times
Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Censorship, Computers and the Internet, Social Media, Shutdowns (Institutional)
November 23, 2019 at 12:10AM

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