in Iran mass protests Entering its third week, the system quickly failed to quell the rebellion despite the local law enforcement leadership Basij militias And the intelligence department is trying to do this with all its might. The strikingly public defiance of the protesters has shaken and angered the regime, as has the unified support they receive from the diaspora and the international public. In the protests so far, around 200 people He lost his life.
Some foreign governments have responded with tangible support – for example, the US Treasury on September 23 issued a new general authorization export To facilitate the Internet connection of the Iranian people by providing related services and software. some reports to me The European Union and the United States of America are also preparing to impose new economic sanctions on the regime.
Unique buzz
The internal political turmoil in Iran is unique in its depth and scope: for the first time since 1979, the protest movement has transcended all major ethnic, social and economic divisions, while its only demand to drop the system focus on. In addition, women play a leading role and target a taboo topic: the compulsory wearing of the hijab.
Hamid Al-DabbasiD., professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, says that although these protests have economic dimensions — a reference to crippling Western sanctions — “the dangerous component of the uprisings is middle class womenwho are highly educated and connected all over the world” and are united by their mutual hatred of the system that enforces the compulsory veil.
40% of Iranians are under the age of 24, and as this group has reached adulthood, it has changed the game. This is what makes this moment different: This generation has only heard about the 1979 revolution from the news, and women in particular are tired of systemic discrimination.
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