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Iran Protests: Here Are 5 Facts You Need to Know

By Michael Gryboski, Editor Twitter

 Rising Death Toll

Opponents of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hold a protest outside the Iranian embassy in west London, December 31, 2017.
Opponents of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hold a protest outside the Iranian embassy in west London, December 31, 2017. | (Photo: Reuters/Eddie Keogh)

As with the 2009 nationwide protests, the government crackdown on the massive demonstrations have led to several deaths. CNN reports that 9 people, including 7 protesters, were killed Monday, which has increased the total death toll as of Tuesday morning to 21. The BBC noted that the government's security forces "initially appeared to show a degree of restraint," when the protests were excluded to Mashhad, but that "as the protests spread, the clampdown intensified." "The authorities have also blocked access to social media websites and the messaging app Telegram, which is used by millions of Iranians, in an attempt to stop calls for protests and the sharing of videos and photographs online," noted the BBC.

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