Thousands In Iran Protest Acid Attacks On Women

By THOMAS ERDBRINK, New York Times
Wed, 10/22/2014 - 5:39pm

Demonstrations in Isfahan erupted after assaults that coincided with the passage of a law designed to protect those who correct people deemed to be acting in an “un-Islamic” way.

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