The protests in Iran calling for regime change, which have reportedly been quelled after continuing for several weeks since December, were sparked in large part by economic factors.
The country's currency, the rial, fell sharply against the US dollar in December, igniting the protests within the narrow isles of Tehran's Grand Bazaar.
More than 2,600 people have been killed in the protests and subsequent government crackdown, according to rights groups.
Anti-government demonstrators and supporters of exiled Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi outside the Houses of Parliament in London. EPA
Iranians during a protest in Tehran on January 9. AFP
Protesters attend a rally in Zurich on January 13 in support of the nationwide mass demonstrations in Iran.
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