Politics
Unrest in Iran erupted for a sixth-straight day Tuesday as demonstrators protest the countries economic troubles.
The demonstrations, the country’s biggest in years, were provoked by the high cost of living and widespread unemployment, challenging President Hassan Rouhani’s economic policies.
Clashes between protesters and security forces have resulted in hundreds of arrests and 21 deaths.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has blamed “the enemies of Iran” of meddling in the country’s affairs. Rouhani, a moderate in the Islamic Republic leadership, has said the demonstrators are actually calling for “more freedom,” suggesting that the protesters are targeting hardliners rather than his government’s policies.
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Students clash with police at the University of Tehran.
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Demonstrators set fire to the Hozeh Elmieh seminary in the Takistan-Qazvin region northwest of the capital.
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People gather in Tehran to protest.
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A protester is shot dead by police in Dorud, in Lorestan province.
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Counterdemonstrations: Iranians chant slogans as they march in support of the government near the Imam Khomeini grand mosque in the capital Tehran.
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President Hassan Rouhani addresses during his Cabinet in Tehran.
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Students run for cover from tear gas at the University of Tehran.
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Demonstrators in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin support protests across Iran.
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Protesters demonstrate outside the Iranian Embassy in London.
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Demonstrators protest in front of Iranian Embassy in Rome.
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Anti-government signs are posted outside the Iranian Embassy in London.
