Something extraordinary is happening in Iran, a moment of political and social evolution that transcends the protests themselves and may have a profound impact on Iranian society and politics for years to come. My piece independent.co.uk/independentpre…
Iranian actress Maryam Palizban, responding to clerical regime threats against removal of hijab, posted this photo to her Instagram today instagram.com/p/Ci7oZ-_jpHZ/…
Tehran’s Ekbatan district, tonight
Said to be Tehran tonight
Sattar Khan district, Tehran, tonight
Sanandaj, in Iran’s Kurdish heartland
A long hellish night kicks off in Tehran
Tehran, Sattar Khan. I know from 2009 protests those too intimidated to walk into the street sometimes come with their cars and clog up traffic to prevent security forces & Basiji militia from entering the area. The motorists give some measure of protection to the protesters
Listen to the voices of the women in Isfahan tonight
The city of Yazd, tonight
“Honorable Bushehris, support us,support us,” protesters chant in port city of Bushehr on Persian Gulf — women leading the chants
Shiraz kicks off
This is the scene from Bushehr. I asked someone in Tehran tonight about leadership and plans for the movement, and he said, “These are just kids, Borzou, 16 to 20 years old, many of ‘em.” It shows in this video
Tehran, tonight
Hijab barbecue. Women torch their headscarves chanting “We don’t want the Islamic Republic!” A man says “Bravo!”
How did a perfectly healthy 22-year-old fall into a coma and die after being arrested? Just look at the way that these uniformed regime thugs slam this woman’s head against the curb in Shiraz.
The narrator here claims that Iranian protesters have taken over the northern Tehran neighborhood of Gheytarieh and closed it off from the regime this evening
Major calls on social media channels accessible in Iran for a strike tomorrow, for stores not to open, and businesses to remain shuttered. Many student and teacher groups have already announced they will go on strike. There has also been outreach to other labor syndicates.
Disturbing video appears to show motor vehicle slamming into group of gathered Iran security forces.”S/he ran over 10 of them. God bless,” says narrator
Telegram channel which collates Iran information announces it has obtained @SpaceXStarlink terminal. “One of our friends in Kurdistan got it for us,” it says
Tehran last night. You can hear emerging field commanders give tactical advice, telling them to wait for the security forces to get closer before throwing rocks
“We will fight. We will die. We will take Iran back.” On Qassem Soleimani Expressway (Resalat) in Tehran
Regime enforcers spread terror on streets of Sanandaj, Iranian Kurdish city, last night
Narrator is accusing Iran regime goons of smashing up private business in order to blame it on protesters in a classic tactic used by fascistic security apparatuses (including American cops) to turn people against political movements
Hashtag "nationwide strike" is trending on Twitter #اعتصابات_سراسری
Qorveh, a county seat of 150,000 in Iranian Kurdistan, tonight
Some questions about whether this group obtained a @SpaceXStarlink. Regardless of whether that photo is file photo or not, the announcement is still there
Two women tonight in the central Iranian city of Yazd climbs atop a car and removes her headscarf as crowd cheers
Scenes from tonight in Sanandaj
Im the Kurdish town of Mariwan, which hosts one of the most crucial and lucrative border crossings in Iran, on the path between Iranian city's and the Iraqi Shiite shrines
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Iran’s attorney general has made some ambiguous statements that could possibly be construed as an end to the morality police, but may also suggest that judiciary wants to disassociate itself from the institution. Statements cited in press do not equal a change in policy.
Here’s extract from Isna. He is saying the judiciary has nothing to do with the morality police, and its operations were shut down by the same organ that established it. No declaration that it’s been abolished. No real confirmation even operations stopped shorturl.at/cPU68
So amazing how many news outlets are going with the "Iran abolishes morality police" line based on a convoluted quote from one official. In reality morality police have been inactive since protests started, but there is no substantive news on their future.
Breaking: Iran national football club stand mournfully and refuse to sing national anthem of clerical regime during first match against England at World Cup 2022 in act of protest against Khamenei henchmen’s violence
Better video from @NatalieAmiri shows more clearly the refusal of Iran #TeamMelli to sing national anthem of Islamic regime
Huge risk for these guys. Regime has issued arrest warrants for football legends who have spoken out against it, and has arrested famous actresses just for appearing without hijab in public. How will they be treated when they return to Tehran to a heroes welcome at the airport?
'The regime has set no boundaries for itself in violently fending off an uprising. No act of violence is too extreme, no lie too egregious. The murders are meant to terrify people into staying off the streets. Yet each death prompts more protests.' independent.co.uk/independentpre…
Classmates of Kian Pirfalak, a 9-year-old allegedly shot dead by Khamenei regime gunmen in southwest Iran, mourn him at his grave in the city of Izeh
It’s worth looking at the faces and conduct of these regime agents as they attack university students in Iran’s capital Tehran. Just a bunch of bitter incels twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Just to be clear, even if parts are sourced to US, doesn’t mean US companies sold them. Iran regime is master of sanctions evasion and parts were likely purchased via third parties, shell companies, black market or scrapyards
According to the Ukraine defense ministry, the captured Mohajer-6 drone also included components manufactured in Austria and Japan facebook.com/DefenceIntelli…
How did Khamenei rise to power and the Revolutionary Guard win power in Iran? What are the roots of the protest movement now engulfing Iran? Are the regime and its opponents on a collision course? Hear me discuss in @hated_and_dead podcast
Over the years I have tried several times to capture the essence of Khamenei, who is arguably the most influential and least scrutinized leader in the Middle East. He has been in power for 33 years, but not a single real book has been written about him independent.co.uk/news/world/mid…
What's clear is that he had many opportunities to loosen the strict social and political controls that have prompted the uprising that has swept Iran. In each instance he sided with reactionaries. He can pretend he's above the fray, but he's not buzzfeednews.com/article/borzou…