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    Hundreds arrested in Iran as government moves against protest

    by Shashank Bengali and Ramin Mostaghim, Los Angeles Times Dec 31, 2017 3 minutes

    TEHRAN, Iran –– For four days, Iranians nationwide have taken to the streets in a remarkable show of anger, demanding the resignations of the country's top leaders.

    Demonstrators in multiple cities have confronted police and torn down pictures of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani - serious acts of defiance in a theocracy that imposes strict limits on speech.

    Hundreds have been arrested, and authorities on Sunday confirmed the first fatalities since the unrest began, with two people shot dead in the western province of Lorestan. A

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