Separatists in Iran kill up to 19, including Guard commander

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : The nationwide demonstrations rapidly escalated into calls for the overthrow of the clerical establishment that has ruled Iran since its 1979 Islamic revolution.
45% : A number of Europeans were detained in Iran in recent months, including a Swedish tourist, a Polish scientist and others.
45% : Earlier Friday, the London-based rights group Amnesty International said it had acquired leaked government documents showing that Iran had ordered its security forces to "severely confront" protesters as the demonstrations gathered strength earlier this month.
41% :Iran has detained a number of Iranians with dual citizenship over the years, accusing them of spying or otherwise undermining national security.
40% : That makes it difficult to gauge the extent of the protests, particularly outside the capital, Tehran.
40% : Shervin Hajipour, an amateur singer in Iran, recently posted a song on Instagram based on tweets about Amini that received more than 40 million views in less than 48 hours before it was taken down.
39% : It was not immediately clear if the attack, which unfolded earlier in the day as crowds had gathered at a nearby mosque for Friday prayers, was related to the nationwide antigovernment protests gripping Iran.
37% : Thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets over the last two weeks in protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the morality police in the capital, Tehran, for allegedly wearing her mandatory Islamic headscarf too loosely.
34% : Critics accuse Iran of using such detainees as bargaining chips to secure concessions from the international community.
33% : In a separate development, Iran said it has arrested nine foreigners linked to the protests, which authorities have blamed on hostile foreign entities, without providing evidence.

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