Protesters march again in Tehran as 200 arrested - News Summed Up

Protesters march again in Tehran as 200 arrested


A woman raises her fist amid tear gas at the University of Tehran during a protest on December 30, 2017Some 200 protesters marched through central Tehran Sunday as authorities braced for a possible fourth night of unrest and cut access to social media after days of unrest that saw two people killed. A security deputy for Tehran's governor told the ILNA news agency that 200 people had been arrested after protests on Saturday night -- including 40 "leaders". Iranian cities hit by protestsThe conservative-linked Fars news agency said around 200 people were taking part in the latest protest in Tehran. Iranian authorities have sought to distinguish anti-regime protesters from what they see as legitimate economic grievances. An official in Arak, around 300 kilometres (190 miles) southwest of Tehran, said 80 people had been detained there overnight.


Source: Daily Mail December 31, 2017 06:35 UTC



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