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Iran Focus
 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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