politics / Middle East
Blood on the streets Iranian who fled Karaj tells of brutal crackdown on protesters
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/17/middleeast/iran-protest-fled-crackdown-iraq-karaj-intl-latam
Sulaimaniya, Iraq — Farzat never meant to be a taxi driver. While he was studying law in Tehran, he dabbled in politics. That’s when his troubles began, he told CNN. He was arrested and jailed …