Iranian activists are scrawling their protests on thousands of bank notes to avoid censorship

• Iranian activists are finding creative ways to fight government censorship and spread protests throughout the country.
• Twitter users appear to have posted thousands of pictures of Iranian banknotes covered with handwritten messages and drawings encouraging dissent.
• Iran has reportedly arrested upwards of 5,000 people during recent protests.

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Iranian activists are finding creative ways to fight government censorship and spread protests throughout the country.

Iran's recent protests began as a relatively small venture in December 2017, but soon gained traction and have continued into 2018. According to figures from February, Iran has reportedly arrested upwards of 5,000 protestors. 

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