Iran cleric urges tough action after price protests turn political
A top cleric in Iran’s second largest city of Mashhad called for tough action by security forces after hundreds of people took to the streets to protest against high prices and shouted anti-government slogans, state news agency IRNA said on Friday. Police arrested 52 people in Thursday’s protests, the semi-official Fars news agency quoted a judicial official as saying in Mashhad, one of the holiest places in Shi‘ite Islam. Political protests are rare in Iran. But demonstrations are often held by workers over layoffs or non-payment of ...
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