Protesters in Iran arrested in anti-government demonstrations

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Protesters in Iran arrested in anti-government demonstrations

Cellphone footage shows anti-government protesters being dispersed by Iranian police with water cannons./ -- Iranians protesting the country's strained economy gathered in Tehran and another major city on Friday, for the second day of spontaneous, unsanctioned demonstrations placing pressure on President Hassan Rouhani's government. The semi-official Fars news agency reported that officials said around 300 protesters gathered in the western city of Kermanshah, the scene of a In Tehran, fewer than 50 people protested at a public square. Fars ...

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