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Iran demands ambassadors withdraw support for protests

In a bid to reclaim the narrative, the government called for nationwide rallies backing the Islamic republic with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saying the turnout was a "warning" to the United States.

Euronews

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Eight charged after Toronto anti-immigration rally, counter-protest

Eight people are facing charges after an anti-immigration rally and counter-protest outside Toronto City Hall on Saturday. Police allege some of their officers were assaulted. But as CBC's Lorenda Reddekopp explains, counter-protesters c...

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Mamdani joins thousands of nurses at NYC strike

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined thousands of nurses on strike Monday as they swarmed the city streets. CBS News New York Aziza Shuler has the latest.

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What is Starlink, the satellite service Iranians use to post?

Elon's Musk Starlink Satellite service is being used by Iran's protest movement to bypass the regime's internet ban. Although recent reports show that Iranian authorities have been able to block the service locally in some instances.

France 24

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Who is the IRGC, the Iranian corps enforcing the protest crackdown?

Authorities in Iran called on pro-government supporters to take to the streets on January 12. This is in the face of mounting pressure from demonstrators. Officials blame the protests on US and Israeli influence, without addressing the c...

France 24

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Iranians across Canada hold solidarity rallies

As Iran cracks down on protesters, the diaspora in Canada held solidarity rallies to push for regime change, though there are differing opinions on what that change should be.

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Protesters gather in Newport against local jail holding ICE detainees

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Newport to oppose the Campbell County Detention Center's holding of ICE detainees and recent immigration enforcement.

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Iran says communication open with U.S. after weekend of protests

Iran said on Monday (January 12) it is keeping communications open with the U.S. as President Donald Trump weighed responses to a violent crackdown on protests that have posed one of the biggest challenges to clerical rule since the 1979...

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Iran's nationwide protest movement enters third week amid violent crackdown

Activists say 544 people have been killed in the protests. Iranian authorities have accused the United States and Israel of fuelling unrest in the country.

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Hundreds more ICE agents headed to Minneapolis after fatal shooting

Fallout from the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a U.S. immigration and customs enforcement officer in Minneapolis continues with government officials standing by the action and ordering more ICE officers into the city.

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Trump says Iran 'wants to negotiate' as protests intensify

Protests continue in Iran amid a violent government crackdown. Activists say hundreds of demonstrators have been killed. President Trump says Iran now wants to negotiate to prevent a U.S. military response.

CBS News

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People around the world rally in support of protests in Iran

Thousands took to the streets in France, the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States or Pakistan to express solidarity with protesters in Iran, amid the Iranian government's growing crackdown.

Africanews

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Iran threatens to retaliate against outside intervention

As Iran's protests grow, so do expressions of support for the protesters in other nations. Iran's government is making a point of projecting strength to the US and Israel as their leaders expressed support for activists.

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Trump briefed on new military options for Iran strikes amid protests

President Trump has been briefed on new military options for a strike against Iran amid widespread protests and a government crackdown on communications for Iranians, a senior U.S. official tells CBS News. "We'll be hitting them very har...

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Protests in Iran intensifying despite threat of death for dissidents

Demonstrations in Iran are now entering their third week and the death toll is surging with hundreds killed, according to a human rights group. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei insisted that the Islamic regime will "not back down" in the face of t...

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Noem says more federal agents coming to Minnesota as protests continue

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says hundreds more federal agents are being sent to Minnesota as protests continue there and across the country, demanding justice after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good. Nicole Sganga has m...

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Iran warns Washington it will retaliate if U.S. launches an attack

U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene to protect demonstrators amid a deadly crackdown by Iranian security forces.

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Minnesotans speak out about fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good

Videos of Wednesday's fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis have led to anti-ICE protests across the country, while putting Minnesota officials sharply at odds with the Trump a...

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Protests in Iran defy government crackdown

Anti-government protests in Iran show no sign of stopping. Human rights groups are putting the death toll at 116 with 2600 detained. U.S. President Donald Trump has reaffirmed U.S. support for the protesters.

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Demonstrations across Europe support Iran protests

As unrest grows in Iran, exiled Iranians and supporters have gathered across Europe in solidarity. Demonstrators demand the justice, political change and basic human rights long denied to people in Iran.

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Thousands protest in Minneapolis, demand ICE exit

Tens of thousands of people have marched through Minneapolis to protest the fatal shooting of a woman in the city by a U.S. federal immigration agent. They demanded ICE should leave the city immediately.

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Calls for regime overhaul boost exiled heir to Iran monarchy

The fall of the last shah reshaped Iran, replacing monarchy with the Islamic Republic. Decades later, the shah's exiled son Reza Pahlavi is backing anti-regime protesters who demand change.

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‘Abolish ICE’: Thousands across U.S protest killing

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Minneapolis and several other US cities as anger mounts following a shooting involving a Federal Immigration Agent. The Trump administration says it's carrying out the largest immigration enforcemen...

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Iran's army threatens to join crackdown against protesters

Iran's army is threatening to join the crackdown on protesters as demonstrations against the regime grow and the death toll mounts. Huge crowds have taken to the streets across the Islamic Republic. Iran's Revolutionary Guard calls them ...

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Demonstrations held in major European cities in solidarity with Iran protests

Protesters gathered in major European cities in solidarity with the ongoing demonstrations in Iran amid a communications blackout. Protests erupted in Tehran and across Iran two weeks ago over dire economic conditions and a worsening foo...

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Protests spread across the U.S. over ICE shooting of woman

Protests across the U.S., including in Minneapolis, Philadelphia and Miami, are taking place following the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. Police declared the demonstrations in downtown Minneapoli...

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Internet blackout in Iran enters second day as protests intensify

Internet and phone lines in Iran have been cut off as anti-government protests enter their second week. Reports say at least 65 people have been killed and more than 2,300 others detained. U.S. President Donald Trump has warned of a poss...

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Iran authorities signal intensified crackdown as unrest grows

Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned on Saturday that safeguarding security was a "red line" and the military vowed to protect public property, as the clerical establishment stepped up efforts to quell the most widespread protests in years.

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Protests continue in Minneapolis amid new video of Renee Good shooting

Warning: video might be disturbing. Protests continued into the weekend in Minneapolis over the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. On Friday Vice President JD Vance shared a new video of the o...

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Several arrested in Minneapolis during anti-ICE protest

The protest comes amid wider rallies against US immigration enforcement and over the fatal shooting of the 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good.

Euronews