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Crackdown on Dissent After Nationwide Protests in Iran Widens to Ensnare Reformist Figures
- Fars News Agency reported that three prominent reformist politicians — Azar Mansouri, Mohsen Aminzadeh and Ebrahim Asgharzadeh — were arrested on Sunday as part of a four-person detention sweep.
- Authorities said the detentions followed allegations that the suspects organised disruptive activities and justified 'terrorist' foot soldiers amid protests, Iran's judiciary said.
- Azar Mansouri, head of Iran's Reform Front and adviser to former president Mohammad Khatami, and Mohsen Aminzadeh, a former deputy foreign minister, along with Ebrahim Asgharzadeh, a former parliamentarian and 1979 student leader, were detained on Sunday.
- Tehran's prosecutor opened investigations and the judiciary chief ordered prosecutors to show 'no leniency,' while IRGC summoned senior reformists Mohsen Armin and Badral Sadat Mofidi.
- Amid nationwide anger over the January unrest and its death toll, the Iranian government reported 3,117 deaths while HRANA and Iran Human Rights verified thousands more amid a near-total internet shutdown.
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Total News Sources33
Leaning Left5Leaning Right6Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Center
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources are Center
45% Center
L 25%
C 45%
R 30%
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