‘The streets are full of blood’: Iranian protests gather momentum as regime cracks down
Demonstrators recount experiences on the frontlines as protest movement rapidly moves beyond government’s controlSarah felt she had little left to lose. A 50-year-old entrepreneur in Tehran, she watched as prices soared higher while her freedoms shrank each year.So, when protesters started...
<p>Demonstrators recount experiences on the frontlines as protest movement rapidly moves beyond government’s control</p><p>Sarah felt she had little left to lose. A 50-year-old entrepreneur in Tehran, she watched as prices soared higher while her freedoms shrank each year.</p><p>So, when protesters started gathering in the high-end Andarzgoo neighbourhood of Tehran on Saturday night, she was quick to join them. In a video sent to the Guardian via her cousin who lives abroad, people walk through the street, joyous, despite a halo of teargas hanging over their heads.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/11/iran-protests-gather-momentum-demonstrators-protest-movement">Continue reading...</a>
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