Protests

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  Protests

  2021-12-20

  Iran's envoy to Houthis evacuated to Tehran with COVID-19

  The controversial envoy left on an Iraqi flight organised at the Houthis' request, agreed to by Saudi authorities with Iraqi and Omani mediation.

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  Protests

  2021-11-30

  Iranian regime fails to snuff out deepening water crisis protests

  The IRGC and affiliated Basij Resistance Forces are seen in videos circulated online firing tear gas and using batons to disperse protesters, but the Iranian people continue to defy the authorities.

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  Protests

  2021-10-29

  'Widest ever' hack paralyses Iran's gas stations, exposes regime vulnerabilities

  The incident disrupted the flow of gas at 4,300 stations across the country, just ahead of the second anniversary of the 2019 gas protests. The regime was caught flatfooted by the scale of the event.

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  Protests

  2021-10-15

  Violence at Beirut rally called by Hizbullah, Amal renews demands for militias to disarm

  Some Lebanese say Thursday's deadly violence underscores the need for militias to disarm, in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions.

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  Protests

  2021-09-10

  Lebanese protest movement continues to rail against Hizbullah

  The party has proved time and again that its allegiance does not lie with Lebanon and its people but rather with Iran and its supreme leader.

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  Protests

  2021-08-27

  IRGC's regional deployment leaves regime vulnerable to domestic dissent

  Iranian taxpayers have been footing the bill for the IRGC's overseas operations amid Iran's economic crisis, fueling domestic discontent.

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  Protests

  2021-07-26

  Prominent Iraqi activist's son found shot dead

  Powerful Iran-backed factions are thought to be behind ongoing attacks on activists and on Iraqi and international coalition targets.

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  Protests

  2021-05-27

  Iraq arrests Iran-aligned paramilitary commander over activist's murder

  Anbar paramilitary commander reportedly gave the order to kill prominent activist Ihab al-Wazni, who was assassinated in Karbala in May.

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  Protests

  2021-05-26

  Thousands of Iraqis take to the streets over unpunished killings

  Demonstrators carried banners bearing the slogan, 'Who Killed Me?' demanded justice for slain Iraqi activists and journalists whose deaths are blamed on Iran-backed militias.

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  Protests

  2021-05-20

  Fallout from IRGC decisions leaves Iranians increasingly angry with regime

  Hurt by the domestic and international ramifications of the IRGC decisions, the Iranian people are growing increasingly disillusioned by the regime.