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abumarkey
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The Iranian government is a repressive band of authoritarians, and to claim so isn't American propaganda or inflated bullshit. Iranians have repeatedly stood up against them because they're being oppressed as they had been under the shah. Now, the exact number is infinitely hard to pinpoint because of limited information trickling out of the country like @perestroika@slrpnk.net said, but that's a separate issue. The Iranian authorities themselves admit to a few thousand, and it's not far-fetched that they underestimate the number.
Hasn't it been for the past few years? I have seen headlines like this pop up with some frequency for close to a decade now.
Might have something to do with the rise in fascism and populism, but I feel a bit desensitised to that piece of news. We're in treacherous waters of our own making, so - either way - it's best we get our shit together. Alarmism won't help, figuring out how to stop the madness will.