Male university students have walked out of their exam in protest against Taliban’s decision to BAN female students from university education.
Several male professors have also resigned so far.
This must happen across the country NOW!
A Revolutionary Court of the Islamic Republic will try ten adolescent protesters Wednesday on charges of “waging war against God, corruption on earth and murder” that can carry the death sentence.
https://t.co/askzBysjN7
#BREAKING Iran has been coordinating secret efforts with Qatar to control who attends the World Cup and restrict any signs of dissent, according to a hacked audio tape of a meeting between an IRGC general & some pro-regime reporters obtained by @IranIntl.
https://t.co/jjIsQII6LX
The rampant corruption and mismanagement of money has lead to way more poverty in the country in recent years (western sanctions also contribute greatly to this but that’s another discussion). People in Iran ultimately just want to live normal lives
Protests have been going on for 50 days in Iran. I want to share a bit about what people are protesting about, what life is like in Iran, and the history that lead to it in this thread #MahsaAmini
There is no free speech - many journalists and activists are currently locked up, and many have been tortured and executed.
There is no democracy - the current supreme leader Khamenei has to approve all presidential candidates and even then they’ve been known to rig elections.
And this is 16 year old Sarina Esmailzadeh. She had a YouTube channel & was very active on social media talking about life style. Full of energy, full of joy. Sarina was killed on Sept 30 when she joined #IranProtests. Islamic republic’s authorities claim she took her own life. 1
She was full of life
Her name is Nika Shakarami. She was only 17.
Nika joined #IranProtests on Sept 20. Ten days later her family was asked to go to Kahrizak prison to get her body. The authorities didn’t allow the family to have a funeral for her while arresting her aunt & uncle