Angry funerals spark new protests in Iran

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 20, 2022 12:06 am

PARIS: Funerals for young Iranians, including a small boy, whose families say they were killed in a state crackdown, sparked a new wave of anti-regime protests on Friday in the Islamic republic.

Iran's clerical leadership under Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is facing its biggest challenge since the Islamic Revolution of 1979 in two months of protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini.

DAILY DEATHS This image grab from a user-generated content video posted on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022 allegedly shows Iranian security forces shooting at protesters on a street in Iranshahr, in the border province of Sistan-Baluchistan. AFP PHOTO

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