Posted on 09/22/2022 4:01:57 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Iran has shut off the internet in parts of Tehran and Kurdistan, and blocked access to platforms such as Instagram and WhatsApp, in an attempt to curb a growing protest movement that has relied on social media to document dissent.
The protests, which were sparked on 16 September after the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman in police custody, show no sign of subsiding. On Thursday, protesters torched police stations and vehicles in several cities.
This comes as anti-regime demonstrations spilled into cyberspace, with videos of women burning their hijabs going viral. Other women have been posting emotional videos in which they cut their hair in protest under the hashtag #Mahsa_Amini.
Mahsa Amini was detained on 16 September for allegedly wearing a hijab headscarf in an “improper” way. Activists said the woman, whose Kurdish first name is Jhina, had suffered a fatal blow to the head, a claim denied by officials, who have announced an investigation. Police continue to maintain that she died of natural causes, but her family suspect that she was subjected to beating and torture.
In response to her death, the US placed Iran’s morality police on its sanctions blacklist on Thursday.
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It never fails to amaze me that a society as consequential and accomplished as the Persians ever fell for Islam.
did team biden offer any assistance on how to use technology to oppress dissidents more effectively?
You mean....”stopping the spread of misinformation.”
Very strict fashion police over there.
yes, authorarians define what to suppress.
The people of Iran have the government their parents and grandparents rioted for in 1979.
Please Lord help these people and bring them over to Your/our side.
😁
Amen. 🙏
“ The people of Iran have the government their parents and grandparents rioted for in 1979.”
Damn straight. The Shah was no prize but what they got was worse.
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