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This protest is very different from previous protests. Look it up. Women in Iran are just tired of being oppressed and their movement is an embodiment of femini

This protest is very different from previous protests. Look it up. Women in Iran are just tired of being oppressed and their movement is an embodiment of feminism. I'm an Iranian and unfortunately this protest hasn't received world wide attention in the news. This is a first time women taking the lead in protesting against this tyrannical regime.

tokai 4y ago
>this protest hasn't received world wide attention in the news ? Its on every news page I have looked up.
prox 4y ago
It’s been in the news here (w-europe) a lot and in conversations with colleagues! I also think it’s a worldwide struggle for self determination for women, especially in countries that are run or dominated by men.
rjsw 4y ago
There have been daily reports on the Guardian website.
unsigner 4y ago
It’s on every pro-Ukrainian telegram channel I read (and I’m reading way too many), mostly in the context of comparing Iranian boldness to feeble Russian protests against the war.
influxmoment 4y ago
It's been on the BBC front page about a woman lead protest since a few days ago
- pooriran2 4y ago
danrocks 4y ago
Welcome news, for sure. It seems that Iranians are fierce people who are not afraid of protesting their government. Why do protests usually stall, though? Is it the virulence of the repression machine?
- eternalban 4y ago
  A legacy of social mistrust. USSR had the same exact feature. A variation on 'Everyone was dissatisfied, but no one trusted anyone else'. This is what keeps any regime in power even when the general population doesn't like them: fear of betrayals at personal and movement levels (in places reinforced by recent historic examples).
- notsureaboutpg 4y ago
jimbob45 4y ago
Iran is geographically two countries away from Israel, the country that clandestinely fomented similar riots/insurrections in 10+ other countries that border Israel during the Arab Spring. Furthermore, Israel has been greatly outspoken in its hatred of Iran and Iran's nuclear program, going so far as to deploy the most sophisticated cyberattack in history[1]. It would hardly be a conspiracy theory to pin this on Israel rather than women suddenly waking up and deciding to riot after thousands of years of oppression. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet
- mylons 4y ago
  uhm —- even if israel is fanning the flames of this, so what?
  - ethotool 4y ago
    Isn’t that called state sponsored terrorism?
    - cuteboy19 4y ago
      not really terrorism is it. just state sponsored?
    - mylons 4y ago
      how? are you defending the iranian theocracy?
- caeril 4y ago
  - davisoneee 4y ago
    Or, you know, provide and expect evidence, rather than conspiracy? Try to improve the situation by providing some real data as to why _this_, or some other event, IS being driven by Mossad/CIA/whoever, rather than just throwing snark into an online chat. The world doesn't benefit from people just throwing shit at each other. If you have evidence, educate the world. If you don't, useful actions would be to _look_ for evidence, not just promote antagonism.
boeingUH60 4y ago
>This protest hasn't received world wide attention in the news I'm in faraway Nigeria, and I'm seeing this stuff on the news much against my wishes even.
jlundberg 4y ago
Here in Sweden this has also been on the national television news the last two days. Hopefully this will somehow be a step towards more freedom in Iran.
- amir734jj 4y ago
  I hope so. I have lived more of my life in the US than in Iran and I hope to go back and visit one day.
throwaway2202 4y ago

tokai 4y ago

>this protest hasn't received world wide attention in the news ? Its on every news page I have looked up.

prox 4y ago

It’s been in the news here (w-europe) a lot and in conversations with colleagues! I also think it’s a worldwide struggle for self determination for women, especially in countries that are run or dominated by men.

rjsw 4y ago

There have been daily reports on the Guardian website.

unsigner 4y ago

It’s on every pro-Ukrainian telegram channel I read (and I’m reading way too many), mostly in the context of comparing Iranian boldness to feeble Russian protests against the war.

influxmoment 4y ago

It's been on the BBC front page about a woman lead protest since a few days ago

pooriran2 4y ago

danrocks 4y ago

Welcome news, for sure. It seems that Iranians are fierce people who are not afraid of protesting their government. Why do protests usually stall, though? Is it the virulence of the repression machine?

eternalban 4y ago
A legacy of social mistrust. USSR had the same exact feature. A variation on 'Everyone was dissatisfied, but no one trusted anyone else'. This is what keeps any regime in power even when the general population doesn't like them: fear of betrayals at personal and movement levels (in places reinforced by recent historic examples).
notsureaboutpg 4y ago

jimbob45 4y ago

Iran is geographically two countries away from Israel, the country that clandestinely fomented similar riots/insurrections in 10+ other countries that border Israel during the Arab Spring. Furthermore, Israel has been greatly outspoken in its hatred of Iran and Iran's nuclear program, going so far as to deploy the most sophisticated cyberattack in history[1]. It would hardly be a conspiracy theory to pin this on Israel rather than women suddenly waking up and deciding to riot after thousands of years of oppression. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet

mylons 4y ago
uhm —- even if israel is fanning the flames of this, so what?
- ethotool 4y ago
  Isn’t that called state sponsored terrorism?
  - cuteboy19 4y ago
    not really terrorism is it. just state sponsored?
  - mylons 4y ago
    how? are you defending the iranian theocracy?
caeril 4y ago
- davisoneee 4y ago
  Or, you know, provide and expect evidence, rather than conspiracy? Try to improve the situation by providing some real data as to why _this_, or some other event, IS being driven by Mossad/CIA/whoever, rather than just throwing snark into an online chat. The world doesn't benefit from people just throwing shit at each other. If you have evidence, educate the world. If you don't, useful actions would be to _look_ for evidence, not just promote antagonism.

boeingUH60 4y ago

>This protest hasn't received world wide attention in the news I'm in faraway Nigeria, and I'm seeing this stuff on the news much against my wishes even.

jlundberg 4y ago

Here in Sweden this has also been on the national television news the last two days. Hopefully this will somehow be a step towards more freedom in Iran.

amir734jj 4y ago
I hope so. I have lived more of my life in the US than in Iran and I hope to go back and visit one day.

throwaway2202 4y ago