demonstration
Example Sentences
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With protests building, the government has temporarily shut universities and schools citing the cold weather, a move analysts said was an effort to contain the demonstrations but which is adding to the sense of crisis.
What began a week ago with Tehran shopkeepers has spread nationwide and hardened into anti-regime demonstrations.
The demonstrations, which began in Tehran, have spread to at least 32 cities, the group said in a report late Thursday.
The demonstrations are smaller than the last major incident in 2022, triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for allegedly violating Iran's strict dress code for women.
From Barron's
The demonstrations began on Sunday after merchants took to the streets to protest after a precipitous drop in the value of the rial, the country’s currency.
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