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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jason Burke International security correspondent

Hundreds of organised protests show resilience of Iranian regime, experts say

People waving Iranian flags and carrying photos of supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei
‘The protest wave in Iran is regime-managed,’ concluded the report. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Iran’s regime has organised more than 850 public demonstrations of support of the government since the beginning of the war and launched a continuing crackdown on unrest that has led to at least 1,400 detentions, research reveals.

The high number of pro-regime gatherings and the increasing number of detentions underlines the resilience of the Islamic Republic despite a month-long campaign of intensive airstrikes by the US and Israel, experts said.

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