Mahsa Amini murder and the fallout in Iran
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urban genie
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They are expected to face resprisals when back home.
sort of hits home when 7 other teams and captains shit thenselves over a yellow card for an armband when these lads possibly face a beating or jail time and still did their protest.
Principles can have a price.
Some are for sale, some not for sale.
I hope that people keep a watchful eye on their well-being.
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With any luck, recent events in Iran will lead to a change in governance for the better - and ideally for secular rule. We'll see.
The tendency for Western coverage of events such as this is to project personal desire onto facts transpiring.
For example, I vividly remember the so-called "Arab Spring." People in numerous Arab nations were revolting against their governments and Western news excitedly forecast the end of tyranny.
In stark contrast to Western news forecasts, terrible bloodshed occurred over numerous months in many nations - leading to total breakdown in government followed by anarchy in some cases and extremely harsh crackdown by extant governments in many other cases. Save perhaps in Tunisia, the so-called "Arab Spring" was more like an "Arab Winter."
www.cfr.org
The tendency for Western coverage of events such as this is to project personal desire onto facts transpiring.
For example, I vividly remember the so-called "Arab Spring." People in numerous Arab nations were revolting against their governments and Western news excitedly forecast the end of tyranny.
In stark contrast to Western news forecasts, terrible bloodshed occurred over numerous months in many nations - leading to total breakdown in government followed by anarchy in some cases and extremely harsh crackdown by extant governments in many other cases. Save perhaps in Tunisia, the so-called "Arab Spring" was more like an "Arab Winter."
The Arab Spring at Ten Years: What’s the Legacy of the Uprisings?
Ten years on, the lives of people in Arab Spring countries have improved in certain aspects but worsened in others. CFR.org visualizes the changes in Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen.
www.cfr.org
bluethrunthru
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probably just an administrative error at the local council
Elnaz Rekabi: Family home of Iranian climber demolished
Elnaz Rekabi became a hero of the protest movement after competing abroad with her hair uncovered.
www.bbc.co.uk