Here's What's Behind Iran's Biggest Protests In Seven Years. My @BuzzFeedNews piece.https://www.buzzfeed.com/borzoudaragahi/heres-whats-behind-irans-biggest-protests-in-seven-years?utm_term=.boe2Mo8r3M …
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Calls for protests at noon tomorrow in Tehran’s Inqelab Square, Vali Asr Square, Tajrish Square, Imam Hossein Square, and Azadi Square.pic.twitter.com/HJrIdGGcKL
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Listen to the sounds of the kid asking for his mom at the protest in Iran’s Rasht. Look at the kids around. Parents coulda left them at home with grandparents. But they wanted them to see, to plant seeds for next generation.pic.twitter.com/Cu7GUmNIJz
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Good Iran analyst https://twitter.com/alirezanader/status/946847737772937217 …
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Iranians in port city of Rasht stage defiant nighttime sit-in against anti-riot police. Hear the anger in their voices.pic.twitter.com/bYerBq8eiN
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Very true. Regime probably thought it had built up wall of fear after 2009 crackdown. The wall is crumbling. https://twitter.com/alirezanader/status/946851643781414912 …
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Regime and protesters are going to do what they’re going to do regardless of foreign players. But this type of rhetoric does give regime additional ammo when it cracks down.https://twitter.com/yjtorbati/status/946872397164171264 …
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What about the possibility that Iran hardliners instigated protests to undermine Rouhani‘s crowd, who hijacked protests to undermine hardliners? Read this quote from Rouhani’s deputy.pic.twitter.com/9sUwxN1dyS
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Iran regime “news” outlet ignores spontaneous anti-govt protests but gives wall-to-wall coverage of staged, long-planned annual pro-regime rally.pic.twitter.com/jv12xIA1ti
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Video clip shows damage to bank windows in Hamadan during Dec 29 protests. Banks drew ire of many protesters, showing economic distress at heart of anger.pic.twitter.com/dzGS6VVGKa
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Sporadic Iran protests erupt for a third day. Here scuffles between demonstrators and cops purported to be taking place in Shahr-e-Kord.pic.twitter.com/rRAp87d4yc
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“Without necessary resources to maintain autonomous collective organization(s) and form popular opposition that is channeled into effective political action, change remains a remote prospect.” By
@mashabani https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/en/originals/2017/12/iran-protests-change-unlikely-mashhad-inflation-high-prices.html …Show this thread -
Pro-regime rallies underway to commemorate 2009-10 crackdown on protesters even as new wave of anti-govt protests beginshttps://www.yahoo.com/news/mass-pro-government-rallies-iran-protests-070520354.html …
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Extraordinary coverage of Iran protests in print media. Here the conservative paper Afkar mocks Rouhani's first v-p Ehsaq Jahangiri: "Everything is calm."pic.twitter.com/njtjqp7um4
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Reformist daily Bahar says, "it's dangerous to ignore the voices of the people," publishing photos from Mashhad anti-govt protests http://baharnews.ir/news/141344/%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%87%D9%8A-%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%83 …pic.twitter.com/YXhNHTS4tx
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"Mr Rouhani, speak to the people!" declares front page of reformist Aftab newspaper, quoting a prominent reformist figure from Khatami erapic.twitter.com/ITCnaiqUYn
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"Death to inflation!" blares headline of Iran economic daily, Sanaat.pic.twitter.com/M3Xbi9OMcW
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Here a reformist paper, Jame'y-e Farda, covers the protests fairly normally, publishing a photo of the unrest, and acknowledging "confusion" among political elite about the nature of the protests.pic.twitter.com/eI94dD0CBI
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Happening now: Video purportedly shows protests in central Tehran, near University. "Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid! We are all together," they chant.pic.twitter.com/PouGqPdhDA
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Plainclothes regime enforcers collaborate with uniformed cops in trying to suppress protests today in Kermanshahpic.twitter.com/pILQtiT0Mf
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Iran's entire financial system dependent on internet. Many other business applications and data have moved to "the cloud." You shut down internet, you shut down Iran.https://twitter.com/naveed360/status/947059653468475392 …
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Unverified photo purports to show demonstrators and cops in central Kermanshah, the heartland of Iran's Kurds, during third day of Iran protests.pic.twitter.com/YdjX8YRndA
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Video dated 29th December purports to show Iran regime military vehicles being deployed to Mashhad in anticipation of further protestspic.twitter.com/v5WSEGmpFi
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Video purportedly from central Tehran shows students calling on Khamenei to step down. "Seyed Ali, shame on you, step down from the leadership." It sounds stiff, I know. But it's super catchy in Persian.https://twitter.com/simasepehri95/status/947053609136640000 …
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Iran state TV breaks silence on protests, acknowledging "a number of people, by rallying and chanting slogans - mainly economic - asked for price controls and combating corruption." Showed video of protests, called them illegal & said were used by foreigners. Cited Trump tweet.pic.twitter.com/lbDOueI3Wv
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Fascinating that announcer says despite harsh slogans, most of those arrested were released. Definitely trying to cool tempers rather than insult protesters by calling them seditionists or whatever.https://twitter.com/borzou/status/947071397439918080 …
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Iran TV goes huge on protests, accuses
@bbcpersian,@VOANews &@AlArabiya of exploiting people's economic grievances. Cites Trump tweet and@SenTomCotton statement in dramatic six-minute segment. Defends Rouhani's economic record. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=1RjLsu402B8 …pic.twitter.com/dxTPsDixzl
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Raucous protest today in northwestern Iran city of Hamadanpic.twitter.com/Lpq9mylh1d
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