Public Protests
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Iranians rally in front of Swiss Embassy to support detained journalist
TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Iranian students, journalists and people from different walks of life are holding a demonstration in front of the Swiss Embassy in Tehran, which handles the US consular affairs in Iran, to protest the illegal detention of a US-born anchor working for Iran's Press TV by the US authorities.
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VIDEO: Hundreds of Yellow Vests gather in Paris for 10th weekend
TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Yellow Vest demonstrators have taken to the streets of the French capital Paris for the tenth consecutive weekend to protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s policies. The protests began in mid-November over higher fuel taxes, which were subsequently scrapped, and have since morphed into a broader demonstration against the government.
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VIDEO: French police hit ‘Yellow Vest’ protesters with water cannon, tear gas
TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – French police clamped down on thousands of Yellow Vest protesters in Paris on Saturday, firing tear gas and water cannon at demonstrators angry at Emmanuel Macron and France's high taxes.
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VIDEO: Thousands of Serbians stage anti-govt. protests in Belgrade
TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) – Tens of thousands of Serbian people took to the streets of Belgrade for the fifth week running on Saturday to protest against the government of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.
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VIDEO: 'Yellow Vest' protests continues in Paris for eighth week
TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – ‘Yellow Vest’ protesters are demonstrating for the eighth week in a row in Paris on January 5. Starting in mid-November to protest high diesel taxes, the movement has now morphed into a broader campaign against government policies and rising living costs.
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By: Farzad Farhadi
The Arab Spring, 8 years on; from Bouazizi self-immolation to Bread Revolution
TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – Protests have arisen in Sudan, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya, Lebanon and Jordan this year. This coincides with the eighth anniversary of the Arab Spring revolutions that began in Tunisia on December 17, 2010, leading to the collapse of the ruling regimes in some Arab countries, in particular Egypt.
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VIDEO: French police attack journalist amid Yellow Vest protests
TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – A video is going viral showing French police threatening and aiming a flash-ball device at journalist Simon Louvet to push him away during a Yellow Vest protest in Rouen on Saturday. During the protest, the police forces and demonstrators faced off and clashed with one another.
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By: Ramin Hossein Abadian
Bread revolution in Sudan
TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – The rise of bread price along with loss of a large part of Sudan’s resources and other issues over the years have triggered protests in the African country.
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By: Hanif Ghaffari
Europe stuck in crises
TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Protests are still going on in France. France's protests have reached other countries such as Italy, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands and Hungary, and this has doubled the concerns of European authorities over EU's future. The combination of security, political, social and economic crises in the European Union (as a united block) will affect all the 28 member states.
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By: Hanif Ghafari
The turbulent sea of Europe
TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – As it could be expected, the current protests in France against Emmanuel Macron's policies didn't come to an end, but we're rather witnessing the spread of these protests to other parts of Europe. The anti-capitalist protest of the French citizens is now spreading to other European countries, including the Netherlands and Belgium.
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VIDEO: French police drag man out of his wheelchair
TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) – A video of French police tossing a disabled man out of his wheelchair is now going viral. The police dragged a man out of his wheelchair during the Yellow Vest protests as one of the officers thought that the protester was armed. Media reports said the protester was not arrested but his wheelchair was damaged during the incident.
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Judiciary chief:
Western media shows double standards over coverage of French protests
TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani has criticized the coverage of ‘yellow vests’ protests in France, condemning the double standards used by the Western media in their coverage of protests in different parts of the world.
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French FM reacts to Trump’s tweet: ‘Leave our nation be’
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has fired back at Donald Trump after the US leader blamed the Paris climate change agreement for sparking major anti-fuel protests.
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VIDEO: Cars set alight in Paris as 'Yellow Vest' protests continue
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Protesters set cars alight as violent anti-government protests continued into the night in Paris on Saturday. A total of 118 people and 17 police officers were injured during Saturday’s Yellow Vest protests across France, the French Interior Minister said late Saturday. The 'Yellow Vest' movement emerged last month after French President Emmanuel Macron announced hikes in fuel taxes.
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Iranian students condemn French Police’s brutality against protesters
TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – A group of Tehran University’s students gathered outside the French embassy in Tehran on Wednesday to condemn the French police’s brutality against protesters taking part in rallies in Paris and some other cities in France.
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By: Abdollah Shahbazi
Trenches in Champs Elysées, from “Paris Commune” to “Gilet jaune”
TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – France is the leader of the contemporary revolutions, so long as the term “revolution”, in its new meaning, came to political culture largely through the successive French revolutions of the late eighteenth and the first half of the nineteenth century.
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VIDEO: Protests over fuel tax in France
TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Protests over fuel tax in France have grown into general anger at higher living costs. At least 110 people have so far injured, including 17 members of the security forces. Some 270 have been arrested.
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VIDEO: Thousands protest G20 summit in Argentina
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – Hundreds of thousands of anti-capitalist and other protesters marched through the Argentine capital Buenos Aires on Friday against the G20 summit believing that G20 has failed in adequately addressing a broad range of issues, including climate change, poverty and hunger.
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Turkish people hold rallies to condemn Saudi-led coalition’s crimes in Yemen
TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – Turkish protesters led by Saadet Party held nationwide rallies across Turkey on Sunday to condemn the Saudi-led coalition’s crimes in Yemen.
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VIDEO: France nation-wide protests over fuel tax
TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – More than a quarter-million people across France staged protests on Saturday against planned hikes in fuel taxes. Some roundabouts, highway access roads and intersections were blocked by drivers. (Source: The Guardian)
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Nigerian army martyrs 10 Shiite Muslims at Arbaeen procession
TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – According to media reports, the Nigerian Army has martyred 10 members of the Shiite protesters during Arbaeen procession at Zuba in central Nigeria Sat.
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IRGC denies any involvement in Qom’s Feyziyeh School protests
TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – In a Monday statement, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) strongly condemned some of the slogans and banners of Feyziyeh School protests and denied any involvement in the event.
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Bahrainis hold fresh rounds of rallies against al-Khalifa regime
TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Bahrainis chanted slogans against the Bharani Al-Khalifa regime in mass protests across the country.
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VIDEO: Israeli warplanes bomb Gaza
TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – As four-month long anti-occupation protests continued on Friday in Gaza, Israeli regime pounded targets belonging the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Al-Zaytun area killing 4 Palestinians wounding dozens more.
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Israeli jets pound Gaza, kill and injure dozens
TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Israeli regime’s fighter jets pounded targets belonging the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam in Gaza Strip killing 4 Palestinians following anti-occupation protests on Friday.
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By: Batool Subeiti
Together against Trump and his dangerous policies
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Tens of thousands of demonstrators poured into the streets of London on Friday to protest against the visiting ‘megalomaniac’ president of the United States.
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VIDEO: Trump not welcomed in London
TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – As the United States President Donald Trump has entered London, thousands of people have marched to streets to blame the US policies.
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FM Zarif:
“Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones”
TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – Iranian foreign minister has lashed out at the adventurous foreign policy of the United States while facing a lot of internal problems, saying that it will only add to the suffering of the people of America.
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Iranian MPs call for reshuffle of Pres. Rouhani's economic team
TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) – Iranian lawmakers have asked President Rouhani in a letter to reshuffle his economic team in reaction to the plunge of Iranian national currency the Rial’s against US dollar.
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By: Yuram Abdullah Weiler
Reflections on Quds Day: Has anything really changed after 12 years?
TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – One must ask if Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from Gaza is really a step in the direction of peace in the Middle East. Has anything really changed?