Protesters face police across Iran

Protesters face police across Iran – video report

More than 570 protests have taken place across all of Iran’s 31 provinces, the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency reported on Sunday. An internet shutdown imposed by the authorities on Thursday has largely cut the protesters off from the rest of the world, but videos that trickled out of the country showed thousands of people demonstrating.

Activists have said verification of reported human rights violations is difficult. However, one activist in Tehran told the Guardian they had witnessed security forces firing live ammunition at protesters and saw a 'very high' number killed, while other activists said the claims of police brutality were consistent with testimony they had been given

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How will France address its latest police shooting?

 

Police near Paris shot and killed a 17-year-old during a traffic stop on Tuesday.

A long-simmering anger against police brutality in the suburbs of France has turned into nationwide protests.

They were in response to the police shooting of a 17-year-old at a traffic stop on Tuesday.

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