Iranians have taken to the streets in at least 111 cities across the country's 31 provinces since unrest started, the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said, as protests over economic woes entered their 12th day on Thursday.
Iranian state media reported the first protests in some cities in Ilam province on Wednesday evening.
Unrest erupted on December 28 when the Iranian rial fell to a record low against the US dollar. Authorities have attempted a dual approach to the protests – acknowledging the economic crisis and offering dialogue with demonstrators, while meeting more forceful displays of dissent with violence and accusing foreign powers of fuelling the pro
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