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CNN EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATION: What really happened Nika Shahkarami? New witnesses and videos contradict Iran’s claims about the teen protestor’s death. Thread… 1/9
Our latest investigation with @GianlucaMezzo @ANPour
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Our latest investigation with @GianlucaMezzo @ANPour
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Nika went missing after protests on Sept 20 and was later pronounced dead. She has become one of the most known faces in Iran, and joins a growing list of young Iranian women who have tragically lost their lives in recent weeks. 2/9 
But Iranian authorities have always denied her death was connected to the protests. With the help of @1500tasvir we analysed 50+ videos from that night and spoke to 6 key eyewitnesses which reveal a very different tale regarding her final hours. 3/9
Just straight-up taking this figure at face value, that means that 263 of them were violent riots.
All told, $2,000,000,000 in damage was done, and about 30 people were killed.
All told, $2,000,000,000 in damage was done, and about 30 people were killed.
I really don't get why there's so much insistence, on the very mainstream left, on referring to the George Floyd riots as "peaceful protests."
There were PP as well, for sure - but any situation with "businesses burning" isn't one of 'em...
There were PP as well, for sure - but any situation with "businesses burning" isn't one of 'em...
(3) Worth noting: I also condemn the Capitol riot, which I would not describe as - say- "a peaceful walk to acquire podiums."
I tend overall to oppose crime, and in particular take a #Nika attitude toward members of mobs, who should be promptly killed or jailed by the state.
I tend overall to oppose crime, and in particular take a #Nika attitude toward members of mobs, who should be promptly killed or jailed by the state.
