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Author: Patrick White, Tom Cardoso
Publication Date: January 11, 2026 - 21:02
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Protests in Iran heighten anxieties among Canada’s diaspora community
January 11, 2026
As a procession of semi-trucks rumbled down Yonge Street in Toronto flying Iran’s prerevolution flag and blasting their air horns on Sunday, Rafat Mirlohi looked on with a mix of hope and distress.
For four days, she has been unable to reach family in Iran while a crackdown on countrywide anti-government protests has killed at least 500 people, according to reports, and shut down phone and internet contact with the outside world.
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