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French police detain 20 at banned Iran opposition rally
🇮🇷 IranJun 20, 2026 19:30SRC: AL MONITOR
INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
French police arrested around 20 people in Paris on Saturday as several hundred demonstrators defied an official ban to protest repression and executions in Iran. Several buses arrived at Place Vauban in central Paris despite police having banned the rally the previous evening. Justifying their decision, the authorities had cited concerns about potential clashes with regime supporters "in the current particularly tense national and international context".
DETAILED REPORT
<p>French police arrested around 20 people in Paris on Saturday as several hundred demonstrators defied an official ban to protest repression and executions in Iran.</p><p>Several buses arrived at Place Vauban in central Paris despite police having banned the rally the previous evening.</p><p>Justifying their decision, the authorities had cited concerns about potential clashes with regime supporters "in the current particularly tense national and international context".</p>
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