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The popular uprising of the Iranian people goes on
The regime has already resorted to brutal, deadly violence to suppress protests, and is now indicating it will go even further – international solidarity is vital, writes PAYAM SOLHTALAB
An Iranian holds up the name of the young woman who died at the hands of the 'morality police' while a male protester displays the ‘women, life, freedom’ slogan of the uprising, before the start of the World Cup match with Wales in Qatar, November 25.
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OVER recent weeks, Iran has been the scene of widespread protests following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the so-called “morality police” in Tehran.
The country has seen popular protests in all of its 31 provinces, with protesters demanding basic human and democratic rights, as well as social justice. Protests are now into their ninth week, despite the dictatorship’s recourse to brutal violence.
The Iranian regime has been blindsided by the uprising. Despite its heavy-handed tactics and rhetoric casting all protesters as agents of the US, Britain and their regional allies, particularly Israel and Saudi Arabia, the protests rage on.
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