Thread: Why nationwide #IranProtests will erupt again, more radicalized
1.There have been major nationwide protests around every decade in #Iran, each one more radicalized than the last. The Iranian regime has always had enemies from among the people due to its theocratic nature.
1.There have been major nationwide protests around every decade in #Iran, each one more radicalized than the last. The Iranian regime has always had enemies from among the people due to its theocratic nature.
2. As a result, during the 1980’s, known as the dark era in terms of the blatant suppression of dissent, at least 30,000 political opponents of the clerical regime were executed in prisons across #Iran.The regime never announced the number of executed political prisoners.
3. Eleven years later, in 1999, a Tehran University student uprising was violently suppressed by security forces. More than 4 students were killed while hundreds were injured. In the aftermath of these incidents, more than 70 students disappeared. #IranProtests
4. Ten years later in 2009, major nationwide #IranProtests erupted in #Iran against election fraud but quickly turned against the regime in its entirety with chants against the “dictator” and Ali Khamenei, the regime’s Supreme Leader.
5. Protesters clashed with security forces and torched police cars &Bassij bases. Reports indicate that around 70 #Iran protesters were shot on the streets or were killed under torture in prison. There were also numerous reports of rape &sexual abuse of both men &women in prison.
6. The next major nationwide #IranProtests broke out in 2018 against high prices. This time, the “downtrodden”, considered by the regime to be its base, took to the streets in 140+ cities & lashed out against the regime’s corrupt policies and the pillaging of national wealth.
7. In 2018 #IranProtests Tehran University students signaled that #Iranians no longer believed the regime could be reformed &chanted, “Reformists, conservatives, the game is over.” Protesters also chanted “death to dictator”, and “death to Khamenei”.
8. Now, around 1year later, nationwide #IranProtests have started again. Many believe that these protests are actually an extension to the 2018 protests since they were started by impoverished Iranians.
9. Everything about #Iran’s November #IranProtests, which spread to 189 cities, is unprecedented. From the dozens security institutions and hundreds of banks torched by protesters in only five days, to the regime’s brutal response.
10. 1,500+ unarmed protesters, many of them bystanders including 20+ children, were shot &killed. At least 4,000 were wounded and 12,000 were detained, some of them with injuries. There are also reports of an increasing number of deaths under torture in prison. #IranProtests
11. As usual, Iranian officials are deliberately hiding the number of deaths.
On December 2, #Iran’s Attorney-General, Montazeri said that “fortunately, people living outside Iran don’t have access to the information and the number” of those killed & arrested in #IranProtests.
On December 2, #Iran’s Attorney-General, Montazeri said that “fortunately, people living outside Iran don’t have access to the information and the number” of those killed & arrested in #IranProtests.
12. Another unprecedented factor during the November nationwide #IranProtests was the week long internet blackout imposed by the regime to hide the extent of the brutal crackdown and to prevent protesters from organizing through messaging apps. netblocks.org/reports/intern…
13. On November 22, Khatami, Assembly of Experts senior member thanked the regime for the internet shut down &called for strengthening #Iran’s intranet.
“One of the commendable tactics in this incident was shutting down the internet &foreign networks" in #IranProtests
“One of the commendable tactics in this incident was shutting down the internet &foreign networks" in #IranProtests
14. Ahmad Khatami also called for more internet censorship.
“If we are going to reopen foreign networks, they should not be completely opened because they teach the people sedition and crime,” Khatami said. #IranProtests irannewswire.org/iran-officials…
“If we are going to reopen foreign networks, they should not be completely opened because they teach the people sedition and crime,” Khatami said. #IranProtests irannewswire.org/iran-officials…
15. While the regime is busy celebrating and boasting about how it wasn’t overthrown during the #IranProtests, #Iranians are venting out their anger in smaller protests and social medial platforms.
16. Twitter, Instagram and other social media platforms, are awash with angry messages and posts against the #Iran regime with some #Iranians saying that next time, they will take up arms in future #IranProtests.
17. Contrary to what the regime thinks, slaughtering opponents in #IranProtests is not a long term strategy to prevent their imminent downfall. It’s actually quite the opposite. By killing 1k+ in days, they have effectively radicalized the whole society.
18. #Iranian millenniums did not witness the #1988massacre of political prisoners, but they did witness the 2019 slaughter of unarmed protesters. And they will have their vengeance in future #IranProtests.
19. Though it’s not clear when exactly the next round of nationwide #IranProtests will erupt, what is very clear is that #Iran is a powder keg waiting to explode. And this time, the explosion will take down the regime. #IranRegimeChange
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