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Crowds at cemeteries and city squares chant 'For every person killed, a thousand more stand behind him,' turning 40-day memorials into acts of defiance, as residents describe soaring prices, economic collapse, and a sense of 'mass depression' gripping Tehran and other cities
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Standing on her balcony in the Iranian capital, Tehran, the teacher shouted out into the darkness, "Death to the dictator!" and "Death to the murderer, Khamenei!" on a recent night, joining the slogans coming from windows and rooftops around her relatively affluent neighborhood.
