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A huge demonstration against Iran's crackdown on protests has drawn some 200,000 people in Munich, according to police estimates on Saturday. The turnout was twice the number expected by organizers,
Hundreds of thousands of people marched down Yonge Street to the beat of drums and chants of “King Reza Pahlavi” at a rally in North York, as similar protests took place in major cities
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Iran's exiled crown prince says survival of Tehran government 'sends a clear signal to every bully'
As some 200,000 people demonstrate against Iran's government on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders in Germany, Reza Pahlavi, government critic and son of the late shah, speaks out.
A rally in North York Saturday that drew an estimated 350,000 people called on the Canadian government to recognize Iran's exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi as the leader of Iran’s democratic transition after anti-government protests erupted in Iran at the end of last year.
US Iran tension LIVE updates: The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency says at least 7,005 people were killed in the protest, including 214 government forces, as reported by AP. Get all the US Iran tension LIVE updates here on Mint.
Prince Reza Pahlavi, son of the deposed shah, was speaking at the Munich Security Conference.
People protesting the Iranian government gathered near the security conference in Munich, as well as in other cities. More U.S.-Iran talks are expected Tuesday.
Already, Iran has vastly limited its subsidized currency rates to cut down on corruption. It also has offered the equivalent of $7 a month to most people in the country to cover rising costs. However, Iran’s people have seen the rial fall from a rate of 32,000 to $1 just a decade ago — which has devoured the value of their savings.
Around 200,000 people demonstrated against the Iranian regime on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders on Saturday.
US Iran tension updates: Oman will host peace talks between Iran and the US next week, amid rising tensions and rallies against the Iranian government in Germany's Munich.
Iran's appointment as vice-chair of UN Commission for Social Development faces sharp criticism from human rights advocates and Iranian activists calling it a 'mockery'.
About 200,000 people joined a demonstration against the Iranian government in Munich on Saturday, police said, as world leaders gathered nearby for a security conference.