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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/world/middleeast/iran-protest-crackdown.html
Protests Spread in Iran, and Crackdowns Escalate
(New York Times) Farnaz Fassihi - Strikes and protests spread to several major cities across Iran on Wednesday. Merchants and business owners in the traditional bazaars in Tabriz, Isfahan, Mashhad and Kerman closed to protest the dire state of the economy and the plunging currency. In Tehran, shops in the traditional bazaar, where the recent wave of protests began, remained shuttered for an 11th day. Videos from multiple cities showed crowds chanting "Death to the dictator," "Freedom, freedom, freedom," "Don't be afraid, we are all together" and "Khamenei is a murderer, his rule is void." The Human Rights Activists News Agency in Washington said at least 36 people had been killed, including two security agents, and over 2,000 people had been arrested.