Protests in Iran approach two-week mark

Protests sweeping across Iran are approaching the two-week mark, with the country’s government acknowledging the demonstrations as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world.With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations against the Iranian government from abroad has grown more difficult.The death toll in the protests has grown to at least 65 people killed and more than 2,300 others detained, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.