Iranian Unrest
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2022 1:50 pm
I think this may be the point where it deserves a thread of its own
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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That won’t please the leadership there. Let’s hope this can turn into something positive.
Hope the Met catch on to this and start gluing themselves to roads.
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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