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Tehran, Iran, Nov. 01 – Over 290 recorded
demonstrations, sit-ins, and strikes took place in
various towns and cities across Iran over the past
month.
Workers held the majority of the protests, taking
part in at least 140 such actions. 94 various forms
of protest were held by students, while social
denominations and ethnic minorities took part in at
least 51 various protests throughout the month.
The total number of demonstrations in Iran this year
now stands at above 1,800.
The majority of the protests, particularly those
held in the provinces of Kurdistan and
Arab-dominated Khuzestan, targeted the government.
There were also 458 recorded cases of political
arrests over the past month and 17 cases of youth
being paraded in a degrading manner in their local
towns.
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