User Tag List

+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 4 1234 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 32

Thread: Mass Uprising in Iran

  1. #1
    Points: 3,726, Level: 14
    Level completed: 36%, Points required for next Level: 324
    Overall activity: 2.0%
    Achievements:
    Created Album pictures1000 Experience PointsTagger First ClassVeteran
    Javad's Avatar Member
    Karma
    117
    Join Date
    Jul 2020
    Posts
    159
    Points
    3,726
    Level
    14
    Thanks Given
    23
    Thanked 107x in 64 Posts
    Mentioned
    5 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)

    Mass Uprising in Iran

    A mass uprising has begun in Iran.

    It started in Khuzestan province (south west of Iran), as a protest against the government policy which has caused severe water shortages there. Many farmers have lost their jobs and many ranchers have lost their animals because of water shortage, despite Khuzestan province contains the largest rivers of Iran, but the water is transported elsewhere.

    This wave of protests has begun on 15 July. At first it was small and limited to a few cities in Khuzestan, but it quickly spread to the other cities and other provinces. There have been riots in Bushehr, Lorestan and Esfehan provinces.

    The number of protestor has constantly increased and people are getting more and more radicalized. So far (23 July) there has been 8 confirmed casualties, and 1 policeman has been confirmed dead. Since there is severe censorship and the government has cut the internet in Khuzestan, the number of casualties is probably higher, and it gets higher every day.

    Since Khuzestan borders Iraq, protestors can move close to Iraq's border to use Iraqi internet service providers in order to publish the news. Videos show the government has moved a large police and military force to Khuzestan (probably because the local forces are neither enough nor trustworthy), including tanks and armored vehicles to suppress this uprising. The police and military forces have used tear gas and anti riot shotguns, as well as live ammunition.

    The government is completely unable to meet people's demands at this point, and sees violent suppression as its only solution.

    Aside from water shortages, the country is suffering from high inflation, COVID-19 pandemic and electricity shortages, all of which result from the governmental corruption, mismanagement and expansionist policy.

    Many cities and districts have suffered from long black outs. During the black outs, people yell slogans against the regime from the roof tops, as they did during the 1979 revolution. At a metro station in Tehran, people spontaneously began yelling "death to the Islamic Republic" and "death to Khamenei".

    If the worker strikes and street riots join and move together, violent suppression becomes impossible and may even backfire. Soldiers and low ranking officers may disobey their superiors and join the revolution.

    I will try to keep this thread updated. The protests are ongoing as I write here.

  2. The Following 5 Users Say Thank You to Javad For This Useful Post:

    carolina73 (07-23-2021),donttread (07-27-2021),Mister D (07-23-2021),MMC (07-23-2021),Retirednsmilin308 (07-23-2021)

  3. #2
    Original Ranter
    Points: 856,783, Level: 100
    Level completed: 0%, Points required for next Level: 0
    Overall activity: 99.9%
    Achievements:
    SocialCreated Album picturesOverdrive50000 Experience PointsVeteran
    Awards:
    Posting Award
    Peter1469's Avatar Advisor
    Karma
    496111
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Location
    NOVA
    Posts
    241,110
    Points
    856,783
    Level
    100
    Thanks Given
    152,941
    Thanked 147,121x in 94,143 Posts
    Mentioned
    2547 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Thanks for the info.

    Hopefully the people of Iran toss out their Mullahs.
    ΜOΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ


  4. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Peter1469 For This Useful Post:

    carolina73 (07-23-2021),donttread (07-27-2021),RMNIXON (07-23-2021)

  5. #3
    Original Ranter
    Points: 388,252, Level: 100
    Level completed: 0%, Points required for next Level: 0
    Overall activity: 0.2%
    Achievements:
    SocialRecommendation Second ClassOverdriveTagger First Class50000 Experience PointsVeteran
    MMC's Avatar Senior Member
    Karma
    70166
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Location
    Chicago Illinois
    Posts
    89,892
    Points
    388,252
    Level
    100
    Thanks Given
    54,131
    Thanked 39,163x in 27,727 Posts
    Mentioned
    243 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    How has the Iranian government responded? How many killed?
    History does not long Entrust the care of Freedom, to the Weak or Timid!!!!! Dwight D. Eisenhower ~

  6. #4
    Original Ranter
    Points: 297,248, Level: 100
    Level completed: 0%, Points required for next Level: 0
    Overall activity: 27.0%
    Achievements:
    SocialRecommendation Second ClassOverdrive50000 Experience PointsVeteran
    Mister D's Avatar Senior Member
    Karma
    416461
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Posts
    117,673
    Points
    297,248
    Level
    100
    Thanks Given
    25,273
    Thanked 53,406x in 36,393 Posts
    Mentioned
    1102 Post(s)
    Tagged
    1 Thread(s)
    (Beirut) – Iranian authorities appear to have used excessive force against demonstrators in southwestern Iran protesting lack of access to water, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should transparently investigate the reported deaths of at least three protesters and hold those responsible to account. The government should also urgently address longstanding grievances on access to water in the country.
    Since July 15, 2021, people in dozens of towns and cities in Khuzestan province, which has a large ethnic Arab population, have taken to the streets every evening to protest difficulties with accessing water in the area. In interviews with state-affiliated outlets, families reported the deaths of two men during the protests, while videos shared on social media show security officials using firearms and teargas and shooting toward protesters. On July 21, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRIB)reported that a third protester in the city of Izeh and a police officer in Taleghani city were killed. Unconfirmed reports indicate that the number of deaths and injuries may be higher.
    Iran: Deadly Response to Water Protests | Human Rights Watch (hrw.org)
    Whoever criticizes capitalism, while approving immigration, whose working class is its first victim, had better shut up. Whoever criticizes immigration, while remaining silent about capitalism, should do the same.


    ~Alain de Benoist


  7. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Mister D For This Useful Post:

    Javad (07-23-2021),MMC (07-23-2021)

  8. #5
    Points: 54,857, Level: 57
    Level completed: 22%, Points required for next Level: 1,493
    Overall activity: 0.1%
    Achievements:
    50000 Experience PointsVeteran
    PJL's Avatar Senior Member
    Karma
    992
    Join Date
    Jan 2019
    Posts
    10,860
    Points
    54,857
    Level
    57
    Thanks Given
    103
    Thanked 982x in 846 Posts
    Mentioned
    232 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Why the Wiki has become irrelevant as a supplier of current events (and most events , for that matter) .

    "
    This article documents a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses, and initial news reports may be unreliable. The latest updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. Please feel free to improve this article (but note that updates without valid and reliable references will be removed) or discuss changes on the talk page. (July 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) " .

    ..........https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Iranian_protests

  9. #6
    Original Ranter
    Points: 297,248, Level: 100
    Level completed: 0%, Points required for next Level: 0
    Overall activity: 27.0%
    Achievements:
    SocialRecommendation Second ClassOverdrive50000 Experience PointsVeteran
    Mister D's Avatar Senior Member
    Karma
    416461
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Posts
    117,673
    Points
    297,248
    Level
    100
    Thanks Given
    25,273
    Thanked 53,406x in 36,393 Posts
    Mentioned
    1102 Post(s)
    Tagged
    1 Thread(s)
    Whoever criticizes capitalism, while approving immigration, whose working class is its first victim, had better shut up. Whoever criticizes immigration, while remaining silent about capitalism, should do the same.


    ~Alain de Benoist


  10. The Following User Says Thank You to Mister D For This Useful Post:

    MMC (07-23-2021)

  11. #7
    Points: 54,857, Level: 57
    Level completed: 22%, Points required for next Level: 1,493
    Overall activity: 0.1%
    Achievements:
    50000 Experience PointsVeteran
    PJL's Avatar Senior Member
    Karma
    992
    Join Date
    Jan 2019
    Posts
    10,860
    Points
    54,857
    Level
    57
    Thanks Given
    103
    Thanked 982x in 846 Posts
    Mentioned
    232 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    The Wiki's own explanation of it's newly adopted stupidity ......(LOL)

  12. #8
    Original Ranter
    Points: 297,248, Level: 100
    Level completed: 0%, Points required for next Level: 0
    Overall activity: 27.0%
    Achievements:
    SocialRecommendation Second ClassOverdrive50000 Experience PointsVeteran
    Mister D's Avatar Senior Member
    Karma
    416461
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Posts
    117,673
    Points
    297,248
    Level
    100
    Thanks Given
    25,273
    Thanked 53,406x in 36,393 Posts
    Mentioned
    1102 Post(s)
    Tagged
    1 Thread(s)
    wut
    Whoever criticizes capitalism, while approving immigration, whose working class is its first victim, had better shut up. Whoever criticizes immigration, while remaining silent about capitalism, should do the same.


    ~Alain de Benoist


  13. #9
    Original Ranter
    Points: 388,252, Level: 100
    Level completed: 0%, Points required for next Level: 0
    Overall activity: 0.2%
    Achievements:
    SocialRecommendation Second ClassOverdriveTagger First Class50000 Experience PointsVeteran
    MMC's Avatar Senior Member
    Karma
    70166
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Location
    Chicago Illinois
    Posts
    89,892
    Points
    388,252
    Level
    100
    Thanks Given
    54,131
    Thanked 39,163x in 27,727 Posts
    Mentioned
    243 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    LMAO.....@ Ivan Mao deflecting about Wiki. While avoiding reality.

    1. Violence escalates in water-shortage protests in Iran’s ...

      https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/21/violence...
      Iranian authorities said earlier on Wednesday that one police officer, identified by officials as Zargham Parast, was shot dead by “agitators” in Khuzestan, where six nights of protests



      1. Iran accused of throttling internet to keep lid on water ...

        https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-accused-of...
        1 day ago · Iranian state media have reported the killing of a police officer and two others amid the


    FDD | The Impact of the Ahwaz protests in Iran

    https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2021/07/18/the-impact...
    Jul 18, 2021 · Iran’s Ahwazi Arab minority on July 7 launched extensive anti-regime protests

    centered in the country’s western Khuzestan Province. Extreme water shortages affecting the Ahwaz were the catalyst for the demonstrations. They escalated on July 15, …
    History does not long Entrust the care of Freedom, to the Weak or Timid!!!!! Dwight D. Eisenhower ~

  14. #10
    Points: 143,146, Level: 91
    Level completed: 3%, Points required for next Level: 3,504
    Overall activity: 66.0%
    Achievements:
    Social50000 Experience PointsOverdriveVeteran
    carolina73's Avatar Senior Member
    Karma
    43432
    Join Date
    Sep 2019
    Posts
    57,225
    Points
    143,146
    Level
    91
    Thanks Given
    55,896
    Thanked 43,437x in 28,111 Posts
    Mentioned
    154 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    The plight of the Iranian people is the perfect example of the need for the 2nd Amendment in the USA.

  15. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to carolina73 For This Useful Post:

    Peter1469 (07-23-2021),The Booman (07-23-2021)

+ Reply to Thread

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts