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Hate that. It would be awesome if the protestors could topple the regime. But the deck is really stacked against them.

 

Iran restricts social media and issues stern warning to protesters
CNN-12 minutes ago
Earlier on Sunday, the Iranian Interior Minister Rahmani Fazli issued a stern warning that protesters will "pay the price" after the demonstrations turned deadly. He said the misuse of social networks by some individuals "are causing violence and fear," and that "such behavior will be smashed," according to ...
2 Killed As Anti-Government Protests Enter Fourth Day In Iran
NPR-2 hours ago

Trump tweets meddling remarks in support of Iran protests
Local Source-Mehr News Agency - English Version-Dec 30, 2017

The Iranian Regime Has Learned to Fear Protesters
Opinion-Haaretz-2 hours ago

Why Are Iranians Protesting - Bad Economy Or A Total Rejection Of ...
International-RadioFarda-4 hours ago

Iranians chant 'death to dictator' in biggest unrest since crushing of ...
In-Depth-The Guardian-17 hours ago


Telegram suspends channel for encouraging violent Iran protests
Engadget-15 hours ago
Iran is currently engulfed in demonstrations: many are protesting the clerical leadership, corruption and increasing costs of living, while counter-protestors are trying to protect the regime. And Telegram finds itself caught in the middle. The chat service has suspended the Amadnews channel after it started ...
Telegram is shutting down a channel that called for violent protests ...
Highly Cited-Recode-19 hours ago
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Five Things to Know About the Iranian Protests
Wall Street Journal-11 hours ago
Protesters in Iran are challenging the nearly four-decade clerical rule of the Islamic Republic. The protests—the largest and most widespread since an uprising against the outcome of the 2009 presidential elections—are calling for a regime change, a move which could have repercussions across the region ...

Everything President Trump has tweeted (and what it was about)
Los Angeles Times-Dec 29, 2017
In Tehran, fewer than 50 people protested at a public square. Such mass protestswithout police permission are unusual in Iran, and those taking part face arrest. Fars reported that protesters in Kermanshah chanted anti-government slogans such as “never mind Palestine, think about us,” “death or freedom” ...
Anti-government protests spurred by economic woes hit Iran
Washington Post-18 hours ago
Dec. 30, 2017 Iranians take part in a protest in Tehran in an image shared on social media. Reuters. Buy Photo. Wait 1 second to continue. READ THE STORY: Protests in Iran stretch into third day despite government warnings. Videos purportedly show protests in several cities, government offices being broken into, posters ...

Two reportedly killed after Iranian forces 'open fire on protestors' as ...
Telegraph.co.uk-19 hours ago
Two people are understood to have been killed after Iranian security forces reportedly opened fire on anti-government demonstrators on Saturday as the largest protestsseen in the country since 2009 continued for a third day. Reports of the two deaths were were posted on social media. There was no ...

The Latest: Trump tweets more support for Iran's protesters
ActionNewsJax.com-1 hour ago
President Donald Trump is again cheering on the protesters in Iran, saying: "The people are finally getting wise as to how their money and wealth is being stolen and squandered on terrorism." Trump tweeted Sunday that it looks like the Iranians "will not take it any longer." And he adds: "The USA is ...

Iran protests turn violent; Congo orders telecoms shutdown; Liberian ...
WikiTribune-10 hours ago
Iranian protesters hit the streets for a third day running in demonstration against the government and the country's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Reuters reports that, in response, separate state-sponsored rallies were held to mark the end of similar protests that erupted in the country in 2009, ...

Iran: Two anti-government protestors killed and dozens detained ...
Scroll.in-5 hours ago
Two protestors were shot dead in the Iranian town of Dorud on Saturday night as the government warned of a “high price” for those holding anti-establishment protestsacross the country since Thursday, Reuters reported. The government denied the role of police in the two deaths, and blamed Sunni groups ...

New economic protests in Tehran challenge Iran's government
theday.com-11 hours ago
Iranian protesters chant slogans at a rally in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017. Iranian hard-liners rallied Saturday to support the country's supreme leader and clerically overseen government as spontaneous protests sparked by anger over the country's ailing economy roiled major cities in the Islamic ...

 

They need all the support they can get. Not silence from world leaders -- a take that is shameful and an approach that created this mess.

 

Fricking Jimmy Carter! I wish that swimming rabbit had bit him.

 

How bad can it be in North Korea? They have fireworks!

 

There are plenty of sources of information out there. But the primary sources more readily available to the less media savvy among us -- which is the majority of Americans -- have done a terrible job covering this. As I mentioned, the AP led with pro-government rallies yesterday. Anti-regime protesters are putting their lives on the line -- some losing them -- and the AP leads with that? Talk about burying the lead. Then you have the NYT bureau chief doubling down on his nonsense about how the Iranian people are fine with the government because at least the Ayatollah isn't Trump! And of course the disgusting stuff cran linked from WaPo about how we should meet the mullahs oppression and violence with silence. These people aren't even trying to report on what is happening. They're legacy protectors, not journalists.

You usually have more perspective on what it's like outside our Internet bubble.

 

Well, good for hear for not staying silent but the government is the problem, not part of the solution.

 

“You guys never cover X” actually means “someone wrote something I didn’t like about X” for the 9 millionth time. Such it is with Iranian freedom resistance, such it is with prep sports.

 

... who don't really give a fuck about uprisings in Iran.

And let's be real: information is at the fingertips of ANYBODY in America.

 

It is shameful and I don’t understand it. That’s one of the most oppressive regimes in history. It’s in everyone’s best interests - except Hezbollah and Assad - if it gets overthrown.

 

No way. Republicans took away the internet, didn't you hear?