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People rallied in the streets of Tehran on Thursday night, witnesses said, marking a new escalation of ongoing protests in Iran after a call by exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi for a mass demonstration. Internet access and telephone lines in Iran cut out immediately after the protests began. The protests …
Read More »Tensions erupt at Queen’s Park over keffiyeh ban as government MPPs walk out
A second attempt by the Ontario NDP to overturn a ban on wearing the keffiyeh inside the legislature ended in failure after Ontario Premier Doug Ford appeared to admit defeat and allowed his caucus a free vote on the controversial ban. The issue first surfaced in the house last Thursday, …
Read More »China tightens security in Shanghai after anti-lockdown protests erupt across country
What you need to know: Protests erupted after a fire killed at least 10 in the city of Urumqi, where some people have been locked in their homes for four months. Widespread public protest is extremely rare in China, the world’s second-largest economy. The protests roiled global markets on Monday, …
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