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According to HRANA, authorities have arrested at least 10 people in connection with the protests in the cities of Susangerd, Hamidieh, and Ahvaz. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring the past weeks, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isna.ir\/news\/00061948975\/%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B2%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D9%82%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%AA-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B2%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%DB%B1%DB%B3-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D9%82%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%AA-%D8%A2%D8%B1%D8%AF\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Erising\u003C\/a\u003E flour prices have stoked \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hra-news.org\/2022\/hranews\/a-34732\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Econcerns\u003C\/a\u003E about the price of bread. On May 9, in a live speech on national television, President Ebrahim Raisi \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.irna.ir\/news\/84746857\/%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1-%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%87-%DB%B4%DB%B0%DB%B0-%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eannounced\u003C\/a\u003E plans to ration bread. According to the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/t.me\/emtedadnet\/66133\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EEmtedad\u003C\/a\u003E new agency, the recent protests started in the cities of Susangerd, Izeh, and Shadegan on May 6, the day that the internet disruptions began. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESince December 2018, Iran has reportedly shut down the internet at least \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ammir\/status\/1424673190719131648\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eeight\u003C\/a\u003E times in direct response to protests, including during the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.article19.org\/ttn-iran-november-shutdown\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENovember 2019 protests\u003C\/a\u003E that were violently \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/11\/17\/iran-no-justice-bloody-2019-crackdown\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Erepressed\u003C\/a\u003E and during July 2021 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2021\/07\/29\/iran-deadly-repression-khuzestan-protests\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eprotests\u003C\/a\u003E against a water shortage in Khuzestan Province. Iranians rely on messaging apps and social media platforms to share information and opinions in the face of serious restrictions on their freedom to assemble and associate with one another. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETo read this blog post in Farsi, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/fa\/blog-feed\/iranian-society-under-crackdown#blog-381959\u0022\u003Eclick here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null},{"command":"insert","method":"prepend","selector":".js-view-dom-id-blog_live_feed__blog_body_block__381959__en","data":"","settings":null}]