Iran unrest: 'Ten dead' in further protests overnight
Source: BBC
Ten people have been killed overnight in anti-government protests sweeping Iran, according to state TV.
"In the events of last night, unfortunately a total of about 10 people were killed in several cities," it said. At least 12 people have now died since protests began on Thursday.
On Monday, President Hassan Rouhani said the protests and criticism were an opportunity, not a threat.
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Nevertheless, protests continued overnight. Police used tear gas and water cannon to quell a rally in Tehran's Engheleb Square and demonstrations were reported in Kermanshah and Khorramabad in the west, Shahinshahr in the north west and the northern city of Zanjan.
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Young people are fed up with the mullahs in charge.
Here, a woman has removed her hijab and is waving it in defiance of a religiously imposed dress code that has been in place since 1979.
I fear Trump will take advantage of this unrest to cause a war with US involvement.
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The anti-government demonstrations were sparked on social media platforms.
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Dec 31, 2017, 10:39 am
Iranian protesters chant slogans at a rally in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017. Iranian hard-liners rallied Saturday to support the country's supreme leader and clerically overseen government as spontaneous protests sparked by anger over the country's ailing economy roiled major cities in the Islamic Republic. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Iranian protesters chant slogans at a rally in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017. Iranian hard-liners rallied Saturday to support the country's supreme leader and clerically overseen government as spontaneous protests sparked by anger over the country's ailing economy roiled major cities in the Islamic Republic. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Two people have been reported dead in Iran as anti-government protests grew violent Saturday night. According to reports, the Iranian government has blocked several prominent social media platforms that were used to organize the demonstrations.
Videos shared on social media Saturday show violence across the country. In one, Iranian police can be seen shooting and killing two protesters in the western town of Dorud. According to Reuters, other demonstrators in the video chant “I will kill whoever killed my brother!”
The Iranian government has said that protesters will “pay the price.”
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Iranians have been demonstrating across the country since Thursday, speaking out about the country’s weak economy and a surge in prices of basic food supplies. College students and other young people were able to mobilize using social media platforms, two of which are now being blocked by the Iranian government.
The CEO of Telegram, a popular messaging application, said that after the company refused to shut down several peaceful protesting channels, the government blocked access for a majority of Iranians. Others have reported that Instagram, a photo sharing application owned by Facebook, has also been blocked.
Iranian protesters chant slogans at a rally in Tehran, Iran, Saturday,
Economic unrest spark protests in Iran
The first major protests against the Ayatollah's regime since 2009.
