crackdown
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The International Criminal Court will begin a hearing on Monday to decide whether former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte should stand trial for crimes against humanity linked to his deadly anti‑drug crackdown.
From Barron's
Students at universities across Tehran clashed with pro-regime demonstrators on Sunday, as anger over a brutal government crackdown spilled onto university campuses for a second straight day in a sign of rising unrest.
Varvara, who asked for her name to be changed, managed to avoid being caught in a massive crackdown on street protestors.
From Barron's
Students at several universities in Iran have staged anti-government protests - the first such rallies on this scale since last month's deadly crackdown by the authorities.
From BBC
Iranians are showing their opposition to their rulers in a variety of ways despite the continuing crackdown.
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