Iran to chair the UN Human Rights Council Social Forum!
No, it's not a joke.
(Or perhaps the UN has become a joke. )
No, it's not a joke.
(Or perhaps the UN has become a joke. )
Revolution in Iran
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Bonkers.
feck the UN. I think I would echo the voices of many here when I say that I wish that useless shite disappears in its current form.
Yeah it's utterly ridiculous. Saudis held the chair some years ago too IIRC.
This was an amazing 3-hour podcast like extremely high-level conversation between Patrick Bet-David and Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi this weekend.
Very interesting watch if you're into Middle East, Mossadegh, Shah's White (Socialist-ish) revolution, Political Prisoners / SAVAK under Shah, the 1979 Islamic revolution, role of Carter administration and KGB, what the future could hold, etc.
Patrick himself is half-Iranian and had left Iran a few years after the terrorists took over, so he's extremely passionate about this subject.
I think you'll find this fascinating to watch @2cents
This is the interview trailer:
And this is the full 3-hour discussion:
Very interesting watch if you're into Middle East, Mossadegh, Shah's White (Socialist-ish) revolution, Political Prisoners / SAVAK under Shah, the 1979 Islamic revolution, role of Carter administration and KGB, what the future could hold, etc.
Patrick himself is half-Iranian and had left Iran a few years after the terrorists took over, so he's extremely passionate about this subject.
I think you'll find this fascinating to watch @2cents
This is the interview trailer:
And this is the full 3-hour discussion:
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67675851
Teenage children of jailed Narges Mohammadi accept her Nobel Peace Prize
10th December 2023
The teenage twins of jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi have accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf.
Ms Mohammadi - who is serving a 10-year jail term in Tehran - won this year's prize for her work fighting against the oppression of women in Iran.
In a speech smuggled from prison and read out by her children, she denounced Iran's "tyrannical" government.
Teenage children of jailed Narges Mohammadi accept her Nobel Peace Prize
10th December 2023
The teenage twins of jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi have accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf.
Ms Mohammadi - who is serving a 10-year jail term in Tehran - won this year's prize for her work fighting against the oppression of women in Iran.
In a speech smuggled from prison and read out by her children, she denounced Iran's "tyrannical" government.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68840881
Secret document says Iran security forces molested and killed teen protester
An Iranian teenager was sexually assaulted and killed by three men working for Iran's security forces, a leaked document understood to have been written by those forces says.
It has let us map what happened to 16-year-old Nika Shakarami who vanished from an anti-regime protest in 2022.
Her body was found nine days later. The government claimed she killed herself.
We put the report's allegations to Iran's government and its Revolutionary Guards. They did not respond.
Secret document says Iran security forces molested and killed teen protester
An Iranian teenager was sexually assaulted and killed by three men working for Iran's security forces, a leaked document understood to have been written by those forces says.
It has let us map what happened to 16-year-old Nika Shakarami who vanished from an anti-regime protest in 2022.
Her body was found nine days later. The government claimed she killed herself.
We put the report's allegations to Iran's government and its Revolutionary Guards. They did not respond.
Read that report earlier. Very sad. How could those guys do that to a 16 year old girl?
They must feel quite insecure if a girl like that is a threat to the system.
They must feel quite insecure if a girl like that is a threat to the system.
Scumbag bastards. Hope they don't have kids of their own.
Read that this morning. Disgusting and feels all too common.
Respect the culture.
A truly vile regime. Really really awful, as is always inevitably the case once religion comes into politics in any way.
Disgusting doesn't even begin to describe it. I suppose I won't be holding my breath for the perpetrators being put to justice the same swift way they punish dissidents or student protestors.
This case is even worse as politics grew out of the religion.
Nah. They need nuclear weapons to earn respect or something.
Yep. Feck religion.
Iran (or Persia's) history is just absolutely mind-blowing in its depth and antiquity and i read recently that younger people are looking towards the very far past for their national identity rather than religion. I feel for them stuck under this oppressive regime.
Arguably the country with the most complex, fascinating, "great" history on the planet. Such a shame the people have to suffer under this bullshit regime.
Rumours of Helicopter carrying “President” Raisi having crashed all over the net.
Being reported on state media too , but they are coy on if he’s okay or survived.
For once, I hope luck is our side and this butcher is dead. He’s not the ultimate head of snake (Khamenei) , but every little bit helps
Being reported on state media too , but they are coy on if he’s okay or survived.
For once, I hope luck is our side and this butcher is dead. He’s not the ultimate head of snake (Khamenei) , but every little bit helps
So is it a whodunnit or is it just bad weather and good luck that got him? And is this ultimately good, bad or indifferent for the majority of the people in Iran?
No hint of anything other than a crash in bad weather so far.
Guess God does exist after all
Now can the same also please happen to bibi and his cabinet
Now can the same also please happen to bibi and his cabinet
Hard landing > Hard line
My god, shooting at & confiscating cars due to a fairytale. Unreal.
Most evil regime in the world. The mother of all evil and terrorists. Their fall will be aka fall of the Berlin wall, and such will be the global impact it'll have.
Courageous young lady. She'll probably have a fall in detainment and die now. How fecked up is Iran and people enable this horrific regime. It's just beyond belief.
Who's enabling it?
Iranian islamists?
Just like with any vile regime, there are 'usually men' willing to murder, rape and torture. The Ayatollah does not make the rules up and people just follow, he has a group of people who carry out his vile decrees.
“One man with a gun controls 100 men without one.” - Vladimir Lenin.
They have roughly 10-15% support in the population with 1.5 million actively in IRGC, Basij and plus heavily weakened Army (because loyalism gets you to top not merit and skill) with 100% monopoly on guns and absolutely zero red line on using them. IRGC and Basij militias (2 parallel military units that attract the lowest of the low low-life and thugs) enjoy huge financial and societal benefits in exchange for being henchmen and enforcers of the harsh theocratic rule.
Also, 46 years ago the revolution succeeded due to huge external factors both logistically and propagandishly (France and UK), personal disdain of Carter administration for Shah (and US ambassador in Iran, Sullivan, falling for the hype of Khomeini being a Gandhi figure without doing any due diligence whatsoever , almost as it was all intentional), and perhaps a lot more important than discussed the smuggling of guns and terrorists by PLO, Arafat (may he rest in piss) , and Gaddafi (who kidnapped and murdered the more moderate extremely popular Iranian Shi’a cleric, Musa Sadr, and financially bankrolled Khomeini.
Anyways. Point being the regime came to power with chaos, guns and brutal extremism and it has stayed in power by not giving away a single inch and never ever changing attitude. That’s why “reform” and “reformist” is such a joke when used to brand Islamic Republic concept and politicians.
Also, to note the evil in the regime isn’t just second class citizenry of women, it is absolutely ruthless to men too. And the economy that now one USD = 70,000 Tomans whereas 46 years ago it was 1 USD = 7 Tomans.
It’s a failed state ruled by the dumbest and stupidest 1%. Yet revered by some Western academia as a forefront of “Resistence”.
You folks deserve better. Hopefully you'll see meaningful changes in your lifetime.
From a selfish perspective across the border we could also do with less IR interference.
Subtitles here might be manipulated but is there any merit to the idea that she was having a psycotic episode?
Very calm for someone having a psychotic episode? Everyone avoiding her as probably want to avoid the consequences of giving her assistance.
That twitter account shills for the Assad regime as well as the IR.
Its possible what she's saying is true, but unfortunately its not a source to be taken seriously.
Alright.
Some people who are psychotic can actually be appear and behave quite calm.