Young, working-class and fed up: Iran's deadly protests driven by a new crop of dissenters
TEHRAN, Iran - The 28-year-old university graduate stood in front of a bookstore window in central Tehran, pretending to browse the titles on the shelves. He really was looking out for Iranian security forces sent to quash anti-government protesters.
Kambiz, who gave only his first name, earned a physics degree but is among the millions of young Iranians who lack a steady job. For the past several nights, he has joined demonstrators in the side streets near Tehran University, chanting slogans to bring down the theocracy in the most significant unrest in Iran in nearly a decade.
"There is no future for me, let alone for millions of high school or college graduates," said Kambiz, who has never voted in an election. "I
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