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Iran’s deadly crackdown appears to have broadly quelled protests for now, according to a rights group and residents, as state media reported more arrests on Friday in the shadow of U.S. threats to intervene if the killing continues. CBC | World News
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Canadian cleric arrested in Armenia in connection to alleged coup attempt
A prominent Canadian cleric of the Armenian Apostolic Church is among more than a dozen people Armenia’s security services have arrested in connection to an alleged coup attempt this week. CBC | World News
Read More »Fethullah Gülen, U.S.-based cleric accused by Turkey’s Erdogan of starting coup, dead
Fethullah Gülen, a reclusive U.S.-based Islamic cleric, has died. Gülen inspired a global social movement while facing accusations he masterminded a failed 2016 coup in his native Turkey. CBC | World News
Read More »Iraqi security forces raid protest camps after populist cleric withdraws support for demonstrators
Security forces set fire to anti-government protest tents in the southern Iraq early Saturday and re-opened key public squares in Baghdad that had been occupied by demonstrators for months. CBC | World News
Read More »Anti-U.S. protest in Baghdad falls short of million-strong turnout called for by Shia cleric
Thousands of people heeded a prominent Shia cleric’s call for protests demanding that U.S. troops leave Iraq, while neighbouring demonstrators rallied against the Iraqi government. CBC | World News
Read More »More protesters killed in Iraq, cleric warns of deepening crisis
Iraqi security forces killed three protesters in Baghdad on Friday and forcibly dispersed protesters blocking the country’s main port near Basra, as the country’s top cleric warned nothing but speedy electoral reforms would resolve unrest. CBC | World News
Read More »Erdogan is using failed coup to set up DICTATORSHIP in Turkey, Muslim cleric claims
TURKISH president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is using the failed coup attempt as a cover for a dictatorship, a major opponent of the leader has claimed. Daily Express :: News Feed
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