Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said his people have the right to protest and criticize the government, in his first public response to nationwide anti-establishment protests that have stretched into a fourth day. On Saturday, as a counter to the protests, state-sponsored rallies took place around the country.
Protests in Iran
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People protest near the University of Tehran, Iran, Dec. 30, 2017, in this photo obtained from social media.
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People protest in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 30, 2017, in in this picture obtained from social media.
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People protest in Tehran, Iran Dec. 30, 2017, in this still image from a video obtained by Reuters.
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In this Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017 file photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, university students attend a protest inside Tehran University while anti-riot Iranian police prevent them to join other protesters, in Tehran, Iran.
