International and Arab News Iran’s spiritual leader, Ali Khamenei, played down the school students’ protests, saying that their movement was manipulated by “the owners of plans and agendas,” while demonstrations continued across Iranian universities.Videos on social media showing Iranian security forces severely beating protesters have gone viral as anger grows at a widening crackdown with
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DUBAI: Videos on social media showing Iranian security forces severely beating protesters have gone viral as anger grows at a widening crackdown with arrests of prominent figures from rappers to economists and lawyers aimed at ending seven weeks of unrest. Protests ignited by the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini on Sept. 16 after her arrest for inappropriate attire have
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