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Clashes Erupt Between Iranian Regime Supporters and Protesters in Several Cities
Supporters of the Iranian regime and anti-regime demonstrators clashed in multiple cities on Sunday amid global protests against Tehran’s crackdown. In Berlin, an Iranian woman who lost an eye in 2022 protests was confronted and pursued by pro-Palestinian demonstrators. Incidents were also reported in Bologna, Brussels and Toronto.
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Supporters of the Islamic regime and anti-regime demonstrators clashed in several cities on Sunday during global protests against Tehran’s crackdown involving mass arrests, executions and internet blackouts, according to activists and international media reports.
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” Shortly afterward, Eftekhari was followed by a group of keffiyeh-clad demonstrators. In one video, a woman wearing a Palestinian flag sticker on her face appeared to pursue Eftekhari before attempting to grab both her and her flag, prompting local police officers to intervene.
Even before the war started between Israel and Iran, three senior officials said that European intelligence had identified about 50 suspected plots by Iran-linked underground groups in Germany. In Bologna, 2,000 protesters marched with American and Israeli banners in addition to the Iranian flag in protest over an incident on April 26, in which a female protester was reportedly threatened with rape in front of police, according to Bologna Today.
There are unconfirmed reports that pro-Palestinian demonstrators launched trash at the protesters. Demonstrations were also lightly disrupted in Brussels by a woman screaming “Free Palestine! F* Israel!
F the US! F Pahlav,” according to Belgian politician Sam van Rooy, who shared footage of the incident. The woman was quickly escorted away, and the demonstration continued. In Toronto, a man was reportedly detained after he rammed several cars with his vehicle while displaying a flag in support of the regime.
