Women and girls are leading Iran protests but others are joining from across society
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“These are not pockets of protests,” one expert said. “This time, around 80 towns and cities have been involved. And it’s so broad-based, and a lot of it is spontaneous.”
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“These are not pockets of protests,” one expert said. “This time, around 80 towns and cities have been involved. And it’s so broad-based, and a lot of it is spontaneous.”
A fresh episode was seen in raging protests across Iran as schoolgirls defiantly twirled headscarves and chanted against Iran's supreme leader, who ordered a crackdown on the protesters.