Witness accounts of the January 1404 uprising/ Nafiseh Sharaf al-Dinini

The accumulated crises in the political, economic, and social structure of the Islamic Republic reached an explosive point in January 1404, which, in terms of geographical scope, the intensity of government violence, and the depth of popular demands, constituted the most unprecedented challenge to governance in Iran’s contemporary history. The January 1404 uprising, which sprouted […]...

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Forgiveness, symbol of injustice/ Hossein Raeesi

A look at the recent “pardon” of a large number of political-security convicts and suspects. The protests of “women, life, freedom” from their first day in late September 1982 were so widespread that they resembled a revolutionary movement and led to the arrest of thousands (and perhaps tens of thousands) by security forces. The mass […]...

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