{"id":227570,"date":"2020-10-08T14:13:02","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T13:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=227570"},"modified":"2023-02-01T05:40:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T04:40:48","slug":"iran-regimes-intimidate-and-oppressive-measures-will-add-to-societys-restiveness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/iran-regimes-intimidate-and-oppressive-measures-will-add-to-societys-restiveness\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Regime\u2019s Intimidating and Oppressive Measures Will Add To Society\u2019s Restiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"opression-in-Iran\" class=\"size-full wp-image-227574 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/opression-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"opression-in-Iran\" width=\"800\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/opression-in-Iran.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/opression-in-Iran-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/opression-in-Iran-768x414.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/opression-in-Iran-696x375.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/opression-in-Iran-780x420.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Footages from Iran on Wednesday show the regime&#8217;s police humiliating youths on the street. Under the pretext of fighting crime and thugs, this inhumane measure is another desperate attempt to intimidate the public.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The regime calls defiant\u00a0youths\u00a0&#8220;thugs&#8221; to tarnish their image, w<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hile the youths\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">continue targeting the regime&#8217;s repressive centers. Therefore, the regime justifies its oppressive measures against defiant youths.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The real &#8220;thugs<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8221; who killed <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27081-over-1-500-killed-in-the-iranian-people-s-nationwide-uprising-names-of-504-martyrs-released\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1500 peaceful protesters<\/a> during the major <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019-update\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iran protests<\/a> in November<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0are officially protected and wear uniforms of either the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/look-irans-revolutionary-guards\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)<\/a> or\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">p<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">olice. Also, organized gangs affiliated with the regime freely circulate in cities with knives and terrorize the public and extort money from people. All the while, the mullahs&#8217; regime arrests, amputates hands or executes those poor people <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who are\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">forced to steal to make ends meet.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranian regime&rsquo;s record by facts\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_2MslzkCqpP4\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F2MslzkCqpP4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2MslzkCqpP4\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M44S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-02-07T16:45:33Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_2MslzkCqpP4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F2MslzkCqpP4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranian regime\u2019s record by facts<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2MslzkCqpP4\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F2MslzkCqpP4%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian regime&rsquo;s record by facts\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iranian regime\u2019s record by facts. What is the regime\u2019s achievement in the past 40 years? Suppression\u2026Torture\u2026Execution\u2026Massacre Suppression of democratic oppositions since 1981 Devastation of natural resources and environment War and Terrorism Interference in the region\u2019s countries The Iranian people have never accepted its rule &quot;Iran\u2019s economy is on the brink of collapse and 70% of Iranian people are under the poverty line&quot; &quot;By breaching the JCPOA, the regime has become internationally isolated and under harsh sanctions&quot; Uprisings in Iraq and Lebanon against the regime\u2019s indirect rule are threatening its \u201cstrategic depth\u201d What is the result? &quot;1- Massive defections in the regime\u2019s ranks &quot; &quot;2- Continuous popular uprisings in Iran that have undermined the pillars of the dictatorship&quot; &quot;In November 2019, the Iranian people staged an organized uprising against the entire regime and destroyed thousands of the regime\u2019s centers of suppression and corruption&quot; The regime killed over 1,500 protesters within a few days to save its dictatorship But the Iranian people\u2019s will to overthrow the regime has not subsided Two months later, another uprising flared in January 2020 after IRGC shot down a Ukrainian plane The Iranian people torched the regime&#039;s symbols In this situation, strategic emergence of democratic alternative NCRI and PMOI\/MEK Resistance Units\u2019 activities and their bonds with the people have pushed the regime toward its collapse So\u2026 Iranian regime\u2019s political, economic, social, regional and international situation reveals one undeniable truth: the Iranian regime is instable, and it is on the brink of collapse.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In a parallel development, the regime&#8217;s security officials recently announced they had formed local hit squads. These squads,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Razaviyoun<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0patrols, and other rapid reaction groups operate across Iran to oppress people and somehow control the restive society.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On Sunday, the state-run Tasnim news agency quoted IRGC Brigadier General, Mohammad Motahari, as saying: &#8220;In Kerman province, 40 security battalions have been formed to deal with disturbances and establish urban security.&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Similarly, on Friday, Yousef\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tabatabai<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Isfahan&#8217;s Friday prayers leader and supreme leader Ali Khamenei&#8217;s representative, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/women\/threats-by-friday-prayers-leaders-to-irans-women-shows-mullahs-misogynous-nature\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">threatened women<\/a> and called for more oppressive measures. &#8220;We should make the society unsafe for the few (mal-veiling women) and not allow them to break the norms on the streets and parks easily\u2026 The SSF should be given more authority in dealing with those breaking the law and the norms. We should not be afraid of any hostile action in dealing with the violators,&#8221; he said during a meeting with the head of the regime&#8217;s State Security Force (SSF) in Isfahan, central Iran.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>: Threats by Friday Prayers Leaders To Iran\u2019s Women Shows Mullahs\u2019 Misogynous Nature<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoImpunity4Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoImpunity4Mullahs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9vBRkBPPDO\">https:\/\/t.co\/9vBRkBPPDO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v1ZmkVYsNG\">pic.twitter.com\/v1ZmkVYsNG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1313506230908923905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Abolghasem<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Yaghoubi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the Friday prayers leader and Khamenei&#8217;s representative in North Khorasan, northeast Iran, said: &#8220;Law enforcement forces must make the lives of rioters who have evil intentions unsafe\u2026 Mal-veiling or the refusal to wear a veil acts like a virus in society, and we must confront those who do that. In addition to the engagement of the SSF and the judiciary in combatting mal veiling, people must also get involved and enjoin good and forbid evil.&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Why Mullahs&#8217; regime tries to intimidate the public<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Iranian regime recently executed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/breaking-news-the-clerical-regime-in-iran-hanged-the-wrestler-navid-afkari\/\">Navid Afkar<\/a>i, Iran&#8217;s national hero, arrested during the nationwide Iran protests in 2018. The regime&#8217;s intention\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in carrying out\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">this execution was intimidating the public. But the regime failed due to the enormous international and domestic reactions and condemnation of this brutal execution.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"&ldquo;Navid Afkari was rebellious against the mullahs&rdquo;: MEK Resistance Units\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_uQ0Wf-CBq_8\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FuQ0Wf-CBq_8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uQ0Wf-CBq_8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M46S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-09-22T20:43:30Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_uQ0Wf-CBq_8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FuQ0Wf-CBq_8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">\u201cNavid Afkari was rebellious against the mullahs\u201d: MEK Resistance Units<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uQ0Wf-CBq_8\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FuQ0Wf-CBq_8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"&ldquo;Navid Afkari was rebellious against the mullahs&rdquo;: MEK Resistance Units\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/iranian-resistance-units September 20, 2020\u2014The internal network of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), the Iranian Resistance Units, continued its activities across the country. The members of the Resistance Units held up signs and took to graffiti with anti-regime slogans and the messages of the Iranian Resistance Leader Massoud Rajavi and the NCRI\u2019s President-elect Maryam Rajavi. Their slogans read: \u201cWe will overthrow the regime, no matter the executions,\u201d \u201cWe will die for freedom,\u201d \u201cThe only solution to prevent executions of more youth like Navid is to revolt and protest,\u201d and \u201cWe will avenge Navid\u2019s execution.\u201d They wrote: Tehran\u2014 \u201cNavid Afkari was rebellious against the mullahs\u201d \/ \u201cWe will answer executions with fire\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cWe will overthrow the regime, no matter the executions\u201d Nishapur\u2014 \u201cWe will die for freedom\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cThe only solution to prevent executions of more youth like Navid is to revolt and protest\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cRise up to avenge Navid\u2019s execution\u201d Tabriz\u2014 \u201cWe will answer executions with fire\u201d Shiraz\u2014 \u201cNavid will be multiplied and rise up against the regime\u201d \/ \u201cWe the youth from Shiraz will avenge Navid\u2019s execution\u201d Kazeroun\u2014 \u201cWe will continue Navid\u2019s path\u201d Hamadan\u2014 \u201cWe will avenge Navid\u2019s execution\u201d Ahvaz\u2014 \u201cThe\u202farmy of\u202fthe\u202fpoor\u202fmust\u202frebel and rise up.\u201d Isfahan\u2014 \u201cWe will answer executions with fire\u201d Shiraz\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, hail to Rajavi\u201d Babol\u2014 \u201cRise up to overthrow the regime of the Supreme Leader\u201d Shahr-e Quds\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, hail to freedom\u201d\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Now,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mullahs try to intimidate the restive Iranian society through threats and inhumane actions like humiliating youths in public. This policy to intimidate the public has been planned by Khamenei, who once saw his regime on the brink of collapse during the November uprising and ordered<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0IRGC &#8220;to do whatever it takes&#8221; to prevent the regime&#8217;s downfall. But in this regard,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mullahs have also failed. For example, people&#8217;s reactions to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tabatabai&#8217;s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0threats against women, as Khamenei&#8217;s representative in Isfahan, forced\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tabatabai<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to back<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">down.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-219239 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In this regard, the state-run\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mostaghel<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on Tuesday wrote: &#8220;When the insecurity becomes institutionalized in the society, it will potentially disrupt the society, socially, politically and economically.&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mostaghel<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">described\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tabat<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ab<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ai&#8217;s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0remarks<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0as<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0&#8220;thoughts of insecurity.&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;The situation will be much worse if the thoughts of society&#8217;s insecurity are from an institution that has the facilities, situations, and forces to theorize and use violence and thus create insecurity in society,&#8221; read the article.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;Now, why should the Friday prayer<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0leader want society to become insecure? People see that various aspects of their lives, including jobs, capital, mind, psyche, savings, food on their table, etc., are under the pressure of insecurity. This insecurity is due to corruption, inflation, economic instability, and mismanagement in a state of insecurity, and no fundamental action has been taken. Thus, society is safe for a minority,&#8221; the article continues<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0&#8220;Then, the Friday prayer leader, willingly or unwillingly, closes his eyes to all the insecurity that has put the country on the edge of collapse. And\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">wants the society to become insecure for the [so-called] mal-veiled [women]? How many people in society are not properly veiled, which has occupied your minds, gentlemen,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">while\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">all\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">other\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">crises in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">country have no value for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">you?<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The problem of this society is not having\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">few mal-veiled women.\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The problem is those [officials<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">]<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0with power and wealth, moving under\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cover of the veil of incompetence and mismanagement and [<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">are<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">]<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0not afraid of [the regime<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019s<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">] insecurity.&#8221;<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">article<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0concluded.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Footages from Iran on Wednesday show the regime&rsquo;s police humiliating youths on the street. 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