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Iranian authorities crack down on mourners trying to honor people killed in protests

Iranian authorities are cracking down on mourners as they try to memorialize their loved ones who were killed in last month's protests.

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Jackie Northam is NPR's International Affairs Correspondent. She is a veteran journalist who has spent three decades reporting on conflict, geopolitics, and life across the globe - from the mountains of Afghanistan and the desert sands of Saudi Arabia, to the gritty prison camp at Guantanamo Bay and the pristine beauty of the Arctic.