Public executions in Iran spark anti-regime protests

Iran publicly executed two protesters in Isfahan at dawn on July 28th, staging the killings in the city's Alikhani Square. According to France 24, several hundred people who gathered there didn't cheer as authorities intended — instead they chanted against police, and anti-riot units moved in to break up the crowd.

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