Paris, France, Jan 12, 2026 (AFP) - Iran protest toll mounts as government stages mass rallies

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2026-01-13

A violent crackdown on a wave of protests in Iran has killed at least 648 people, a rights group said on Monday, as Iranian authorities sought to regain control of the streets with mass nationwide rallies. The government's call for rallies in support of the Islamic republic drew thousands on Monday, a turnout supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hailed as proof that the protests -- which the authorities attribute to foreign interference -- had......

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