Activists: Iran protests spread nationwide

AT LEAST 38 KILLED SO FAR AND 2,200 DETAINED, SAYS RIGHTS GROUP

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Protests in Iran sparked by economic woes have spread nationwide across the Islamic Republic, activists said yesterday, signalling both their staying power and intensity as they challenge the country’s theocracy.

Wednesday saw the most-intense day of demonstrations, reaching rural towns and major cities in every province though still localised enough for daily life to continue in Tehran, Iran’s capital, and elsewhere. So far, violence around the demonstrations has killed at least 38 people while more than 2,200 others have been detained, said the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.