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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Time to Ramp up Support for Iranian People, Former Shah’s Son Says

Reza Pahlavi, activist, advocate and oldest son of the last Shah of Iran, attends a panel discussion at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on February 18, 2023. (AFP)

A group of exiled Iranians will increase support for opposition movements in the country so they can continue to pressure the authorities there, amid a crackdown on protests, the last heir to the Iranian monarchy said on Saturday.

Iran has been rocked by unrest since the death in police custody of a young Iranian Kurdish woman in September after she was detained for flouting a strict dress code. The protests are among the strongest challenges to the regime since the revolution.

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