As Iranians celebrate nowruz today, a rainbow appeared over the sky of Tehran…
The last time this happened on Nowruz was in the 1980’s (during the Iran/Iraq war).
Just realized Nowruz (Persian New Year) and Eid Fitr (celebrating the end of Ramadan) fall on the same day next week!!
Last time this happened apparently was in 1991 - the year the Soviet Union dissolved
Only a week ago IRGC asked its civilians to pay for the bullets that killed their families to retrieve their loved ones bodies. Now they’re too afraid to bury the remains of their supreme leader.
Karma is a bitch.
قوانین ج ا برای زنان:
•Legally worth half a man
•Forced hijab & body policing
•No real right to divorce, custody or travel
•Violence & honor k¡ll¡ngs are legal
•Marital r@pe not recognized
•Reproductive rights controlled
•Censorship, protest=arrest
•Fewer jobs, lower pay
So the story goes that Iran was ruled by Zahhak, an evil tyrant who had two snakes growing from his shoulders that required a daily meal of human brains. For decades, the country lived in terror as young men were sacrificed to feed the snakes.
One day, Kaveh, a simple blacksmith who had already lost several sons to the snakes, marched into the tyrant court when his last remaining son was arrested. Zahhak, trying to maintain a facade of justice, released the son but asked Kaveh to sign a document attesting to the King's "justice" and "mercy." Kaveh read the document, tore it into pieces in front of the court, and marched out.
He took off his leather blacksmith's apron, placed it on a spear, and used it as a banner to rally the people. This apron, the Derafsh-e Kaviani, became the symbol of Iranian independence and resistance against tyranny.
Iran is the most dangerous place in the world to protest - you’re more likely to be killed there than anywhere else.
Here are the deadliest protests of the 21st century:
🇮🇷 Iran (2026) - 16,500+
🇲🇲 Myanmar (2021) - 7,677
🇸🇾 Syria (2011) - 3,000+
🇮🇷 Iran (2019) - 1,500+
🇪🇬 Egypt (2013) - 904
🇮🇶 Iraq (2019) - 600+
🇮🇷 Iran (2022) - 525+
Iran under the Islamic Republic regime dominates the list - appearing 3 times in the world’s top 7, or just under half (43%) of the deadliest protest crackdowns this century.