Iranian Unrest
- Which Tyler
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Iranian Unrest
I think this may be the point where it deserves a thread of its own
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Let’s hope that the discontent spreads. Hopefully something that resembles a democracy can replace the religious leadership and this time we won’t strangle it at birth.
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Good luck to all in Iran, I hope the courage we've seen so far is enough to get you thru what's coming...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63021113
"Iran protests: Raisi to 'deal decisively' with widespread unrest"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63021113
"Iran protests: Raisi to 'deal decisively' with widespread unrest"
It was so much easier to blame Them. It was bleakly depressing to think They were Us. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/ ... crack-down
The Bath fan in me wants to point out that we've been here before, quite recently, and the regime has reasserted itself even after quite strident demonstrations.
The optimist in me is seeing a lot of people noting that the last Iranian revolution was only 43 years ago, so people do have reasonable memories of it, and the revolution was successful when the older, more conservative part of society basically lost patience with the government and agreed to either not get involved or actively supported the mostly younger revolutionaries (most of whom now are in their 50s and 60s, of course).Protests spread in Iran as President Raisi vows to crack down
Demonstrations that began with death of Mahsa Amini while detained by morality police pose biggest threat to regime in 13 years
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The Bath fan in me wants to point out that we've been here before, quite recently, and the regime has reasserted itself even after quite strident demonstrations.
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That won’t please the leadership there. Let’s hope this can turn into something positive.
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Hope the Met catch on to this and start gluing themselves to roads.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/ ... cross-iran
Protesters defy crackdown at universities across Iran
Tension mounts as ceremonies marking 40 days since Mahsa Amini’s death expected to take place on Wednesday
Students have protested at universities across Iran, defying a bloody crackdown as tensions mount on the eve of planned ceremonies marking 40 days since Mahsa Amini’s death.
“A student may die but will not accept humiliation,” demonstrators chanted at Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, in an online video verified by AFP.
Young women and schoolgirls have been at the forefront of protests sparked by Amini’s death last month, after her arrest for an alleged breach of the Islamic republic’s strict dress code for women.
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Please tell this is not a trap
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Why is there no one who can read Farsi when you need them?
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How can you kill a god?
Shame on you, sweet Nerevar