Iran’s Students Hold Anti-Regime Protests
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The “No Kings” coalition said it has activated an ongoing nationwide digital organizing campaign leading up to March 28, framing the protests as a continuation of what began last year: a movement to assert that political power in the United States belongs to its people, “not to kings.”
The protests in Iran have been about human rights, corruption, freedom — but they were sparked by economic hardship, caused in part by U.S. sanctions. How did they play into the events in Iran?
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According to activists, Iran has killed over 7,000 people as part of a crackdown on protesters. Why did protests engulf Iran in the first place? A big contributor: Its flagging economy, which has been in a tailspin for years.