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Arrests of Protesters Continue to Roil Iran Weeks After Demonstrations, Government Crackdown
Authorities have arrested over 50,000 people, including minors and professionals, amid a crackdown to suppress protests fueled by economic hardship and calls to end theocratic rule.
- Weeks after last month's government crackdown, Iranian security forces continue sweeping arrests, leaving families of detained protesters desperately searching amid an internet blackout that hinders tracking.
- Protests began in late December amid rising prices and economic distress, peaking on Jan. 8 and 9 in more than 190 cities, with security forces responding with lethal measures, international monitors say.
- The Committee for Monitoring the Status of Detained Protesters has verified more than 2,200 detainees, including 107 university students, 82 minors as young as 13, 19 lawyers and 106 doctors, while the Human Rights Activists News Agency reports over 50,000 arrests.
- Authorities have increasingly denied legal counsel and held detainees incommunicado, while Amnesty International and rights groups say Saleh Mohammadi, 18‑year‑old wrestling champion, faces execution after a forced confession.
- Reza Pahlavi, exiled son of Iran's last shah, addressed the Munich Security Conference on Saturday and urged global support while about 100,000 registered for Munich and diaspora rallies happened in Los Angeles and Toronto.
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Iran’s crackdown continues: arrests, disappearances and fear after mass protests
Weeks after crushing nationwide demonstrations, Iranian authorities are conducting sweeping raids, detaining protesters incommunicado and tracking them through surveillance, as tensions rise over possible US action and calls grow for regime change
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