More than a dozen states have passed laws regulating protests in recent years, raising concerns among free-speech advocates.

Demonstrations sparked by Iran's struggling economy have spread into rural provinces, with at least seven people killed

The protests began Sunday in downtown Tehran as the Iranian currency hit a new low, but they have since expanded in size and scope, moving beyond the narrower cause of the economy to "freedom and equality" and an end to the regime, evident in the slogans protesters are chanting.

President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a social media post late on Monday that he had asked the interior minister to listen to "legitimate demands" of protesters.

The protests erupted Sunday and gathered pace Monday after the Islamic Republic’s currency, the rial, hit a record low against the dollar. Many in Iran are already struggling with the cost of living, and rising prices have fueled concerns about potential hyperinflation.

This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. Iranians took to the streets for a fourth day

This year, countries around the world experienced protests on a scale not seen in years. The demonstrations were driven largely by “Gen Z,” fueled by frustrations over economic uncertainty, job security and distrust of institutional government systems.

Iranian students staged street protests in Tehran on Tuesday, a day after the capital’s shopkeepers demonstrated against economic hardship and won a messag

Protesters and security forces have clashed in three Iranian cities, with six people reported killed, the first deaths since the cost-of-living demonstrations broke out. The protests began at the weekend in Tehran,