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Iran Focus
 Tehran, Iran, Nov. 30 – There were more than 420
recorded political protests in Iran over the past month,
according to an Iran Focus tally.
120 of the various protests, which included strikes, demonstrations,
gatherings, and clashes, were carried out by workers in Iran.
Students took part in at least 90 protests over this period while teachers
held at least 70 such actions.
Other groups held at least 140 protests.
There were at least 20 recorded cases of armed clashes between people and Iran’s
State Security Forces (SSF).
There were also protests and hunger strikes by political prisoners in
several of Iran’s
prisons, including Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, as well as Karaj’s Gohar-Dasht Prison, and Tabriz Prison.
Rising social despair and impoverishment have also led to anti-government
protests by ethnic minorities such as Kurds, Arabs, Baluchis,
and Turkmens.
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