NewsSpecial WireMore than 290 political protests in Iran in past...

More than 290 political protests in Iran in past month

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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. 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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