Will an opposition leader emerge in Iran protests? Outrage over injustice defies violent crackdowns

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Students widely engaged in the protests against the shah (the king of Iran) in 1977 and during the Iranian revolution of 1978-1979.
47% : The European Union is also expected to decide on sanctions on Oct. 17, according to Reuters.
45% : After that, major protests erupted in Iran every 10 years, in 2009 and 2019, Sullivan says, and students were always a part of them.
41% : Despite violent crackdowns, anti-government protests in Iran continue to persist.
39% : The 2022 protests in Iran started on Sept. 17.
38% : This is not the first time Iranian students united to protest against the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
38% : It is hard to predict what the current protests in Iran will lead to, Sullivan says.
32% : At least 185 people, including women and children, have been killed across 17 provinces of Iran, according to the Iran Human Rights, while the Women Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran reports as many as 400 killed and 20,000 arrested.

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