Assal Rad
@AssalRad
Research Director @NIACouncil • PhD Mid East History • Author of "State of Resistance: Politics, Culture & Identity in Modern Iran" (Cambridge, https://t.co/HiZkKB93gE)
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ALARMING development - apart from the much more serious state repression in Iran - that should be highlighted to prevent the undemocratic derailing of #IranProtests2022 A thread 🧵
#MahsaAmini #ZhinaAmini
Iran: Many women have been refusing to observe mandatory hijab in public spaces. Man filming video in Kurdish city of Mahabad on Oct19 says: 'Despite the [state] killings, people are refusing to wear hijab.' (video courtesy of Kaveh Ghoreishi) #مهسا_امینی
Islamic Republic authorities are using so much tear gas in Tehran that the stray cats that famously inhabit Laleh Park are having a hard time opening their eyes.
Nilo Tabrizy reports
theparisreview.org/blog/2022/10/1…