Unverified footage circulating online appears to show members of Iran's Basij paramilitary force, which is linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), chasing and attacking civilians during anti-government protests. The videos, said to be from earlier unrest but only now surfacing widely, depict violent crackdowns on dissent.
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