2018 Khuzestan protests
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| 2018 Khuzestan protests | |||
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| Part of 2017–2018 Iranian protests | |||
| Date | 28 March- | ||
| Location |  Khuzestan province, Iran |
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| Caused by | Discrimination against Iranian Arab minority | ||
| Methods | Demonstrations, riots | ||
| Status | ceased | ||
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| Casualties | |||
| Death(s) | 0[1]-1[2] | ||
| Injuries | 11[1] | ||
| Arrested | 200[3] | ||
The 2018 Khuzestan protests, that are dubbed “the Uprising of Dignity”,[4][5][6] are a series of ongoing protests by Iranian Arabs located in the Khuzestan province of Iran.[7] The protests started on 28 March 2018, and are against discrimination towards the ethnic Arab minority.[8][9]
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Timeline
28 March
The protests initially started in Ahvaz on 28 March after a popular Iranian cartoon show that used figurines to depict the different ethnicities of Iran, ignored the Arab minority located in Khuzestan.[10]
Arrests
Up to 140 people have been arrested by the security forces in April 2018.[10]
References
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