New crackdown feared in Iran after police chief brands protesters ‘enemies’

Campaigners fear Iranian authorities are intent on launching a new crackdown on opponents even under wartime conditions, after the police chief threatened to shoot protesters and treat them as enemies. The war between the Islamic republic and the United States and Israel erupted just weeks after unprecedented protests against the clerical establishment peaked in January. […] The post New crackdown feared in Iran after police chief brands protesters ‘enemies’ appeared first on Digital Journal.