Iran, protests and Human Rights Activists
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On Saturday afternoon, dozens of peaceful demonstrators gathered in Lock Haven’s Triangle Park to protest recent actions by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel in Minneapolis and elsewhere around the country.
Iran also faces much greater threats from outside. The “ axis of resistance ,” a network of allies and proxy militias that once deterred attacks, has collapsed in Lebanon and Syria. President Trump, who bombed Iran’s nuclear sites along with Israel last summer, is threatening more military strikes.
Anti-government protests have erupted across all 31 of Iran’s provinces in a wave of unrest that marks the biggest challenge to the regime in years.
Minneapolis police on Saturday said at least 30 people were detained during protests the night before after an immigration officer fatally shot an unarmed woman in her vehicle earlier this week.
Demonstrations that began as outrage over the economy are facing a brutal crackdown as President Trump weighs military action.
Tehran is beginning to show signs of a return to normalcy, but some Iranians say they are still bracing for possible US intervention after weeks of anti-government protests and a brutal crackdown. Follow for live news updates.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said “several thousand” people were killed during recent anti-government protests, blaming individuals linked to the United States and Israel for the violence.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that India is keeping a close watch on Iran as deadly protests rattle the country. Vladimir Putin and Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian called for a de-escalation of the protests in Iran over a phone call,