The videos keep coming. More voices join in.
Across TikTok, young Iranians are once again filming themselves singing along to “Pahlavi” by Iranian rapper Hamed Fard, despite knowing that showing their faces and publicly challenging the regime’s narrative could expose them to surveillance, intimidation or arrest.
Each video is personal. Together, they declare:
We are not afraid. We have not given up. We believe Iran can rise again.
Together, they are the voice of a generation rejecting the fear and despair the Islamic Republic has spent billions trying to impose.
ترند جدید نسل زد ایران در تیکتاک، در روزهای گذشته، ویدیوهای همخوانی جوانان ایرانی با آهنگ «پهلوی» از حامد فرد در این پلتفرم فراگیر شده است.
این ترند، در میانه فضای سنگین پروپاگاندای جمهوری اسلامی، بازتابی از جایگاه و معنایی است که «پهلوی» برای نسل جوان ایران پیدا کرده است، نه صرفاً نام یک خاندان، بلکه نمادی از امید به ایرانی که میتواند دوباره برخیزد، آزاد شود و به سوی شکوفایی بازگردد.
Last night, the people of Isfahan did everything they could to prevent the execution of three prisoners.
You can hear the call to prayer. That is when you realize that three more people have been killed…
Stop negotiating with killers.
As scaffolding for public execution rises at Alikhani Square in Isfahan, the IRGC have forced hundreds of young people to watch the grim spectacle about to unfold.
This is the Iranian regime: demons holding Iran hostage.
President Trump, for God’s sake, act! (@realDonaldTrump)
BREAKING:
Islamic regime forces are attacking people in Isfahan who are trying to stop the Islamic regime’s public hanging of Amirhossein Safari, Abolfazl Sepahi and Alireza Sepahi.
They were sentenced for taking part in January’s anti-regime protests
بدرود عمو لیندزی بدرود...
امروز من و مردم ایران برای رفتنت، اشک ریختیم؛
یاد تو در ایران تا ابد میماند با نامگذاری خیابانی در تهران به نام شما که دوست واقعی مردم ایران بودی، مرد شریف...
#RipLindsey
I am deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Senator Lindsey Graham, a steadfast friend of the Iranian people and a proud defender of freedom.
At moments when moral clarity was required, Senator Graham stood on the right side. When friends were seldom found, he stood alongside the people of Iran in their struggle against tyranny.
He used his voice to ensure that the voices of those fighting for justice were heard in the halls of power. His support for Iran’s Lion and Sun Revolution earned him the title “Uncle Lindsey” among Iranians. He will be remembered with profound gratitude and deep respect.
We extend our deepest condolences to Senator Graham’s family, loved ones, colleagues, and the people of South Carolina and the United States.
May he rest in peace and may others carry on the fight for freedom.