have taken place in 165 cities across the country with at least 251 killed, over 3,700 people injured and more than 7,000 demonstrators arrested by the regime’s oppressive security forces. implemented a near-total internet shutdown, connectivity to the world remains low at 15% of normal levels?
Iranians need the real internet back so they can communicate and prosper
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— NetBlocks.org (@netblocks) November 22, 2019
• Targeting Supreme Leader, IRGC, Regime Centers of Plunder
o Iranians are highly resentful that under Iran’s corrupt regime, many state-owned enterprises — including those affiliated with Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, and the Revolutionary Guard Corps, a powerful security branch, and the government’s cronies — are exempt from paying taxes. That is why centers of financial plunder, such as banks and investment funds run by these entities, and businesses owned by the IRGC have been attacked.
• International Commentary on the Iran Protests
o Major news organizations and world media, after initial hesitance and silence, have begun reporting that the Iranian regime’s official line that it has successfully quelled isolated protests does not add up. The New York Times summed it up as, “protesters became more brazen, suggesting a new phase in the dynamic of resistance and repression.”
“Iran Declares Protests Are Over, but the Evidence Suggests Otherwise,” November 21, 2019, The New York Times
“In Iran, ‘rage is escalating’ as economic stress reaches a new level,” November 22, 2019, The Washington Post
“Iran’s leadership faces its biggest test of survival,” November 18, 2019, Politico
“Why Iranians Are Setting Their Own Banks on Fire,” November 19, 2019, Politico
“Towards A Bipartisan Iran Protest Policy Playbook,” November 21, 2019, Radio Farda