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Nearly 200 dead after anti-government protests in Iran

Protesters hold banners and signs at Republic Square Paris in support of Iranian women.

A demonstration to support the Iranian women and protesters in Iran at Republic Square Paris, France on 9 October 2022. Source: Getty / NurPhoto

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The death toll from increasingly bloody anti-government protests in Iran has now reached at least 185, according to human rights groups.

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