{"id":327068,"date":"2024-12-27T15:10:23","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T14:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=327068"},"modified":"2024-12-27T15:10:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T14:10:23","slug":"marking-irans-2017-uprising-worsening-socio-economic-conditions-drive-renewed-calls-for-rebellion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/marking-irans-2017-uprising-worsening-socio-economic-conditions-drive-renewed-calls-for-rebellion\/","title":{"rendered":"Marking Iran’s 2017 Uprising: Worsening Socio-Economic Conditions Drive Renewed Calls for Rebellion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE PHOTO: A young protester flashes a victory sign during the 2017 uprising in Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The 2017 Iran uprising marked a transformative moment in the nation\u2019s political and social landscape, shaking the foundations of the regime with demands for fundamental change. Sparked on December 28 in Mashhad as a protest against rising prices, the demonstrations quickly spread to over 140 cities. Within hours, the focus shifted from economic grievances to targeting the entire ruling system, with chants like “Death to Khamenei” and “Reformist, Principlists, the game is over<\/a>.” This historic moment symbolized the Iranian people’s rejection of not just a faction of the regime, but its entirety, laying bare the failures of a system rooted in corruption, oppression, and systemic mismanagement.<\/p>\n

Underlying Causes of the 2017 Uprising<\/h3>\n

The protests of 2017<\/a> did not arise in a vacuum. They were the culmination of decades of economic mismanagement, political repression, and social injustice under a theocratic regime. By 2017:<\/p>\n

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  1. Economic Desperation:<\/strong> An overwhelming majority of Iranians lived below the poverty line<\/a>, millions were unemployed, and inflation rendered basic necessities unaffordable. Corruption and the looting of national wealth by regime elites exacerbated these conditions.<\/li>\n
  2. Systemic Inequality:<\/strong> With entire segments of society\u2014workers, farmers, students, and retirees\u2014facing economic exploitation and neglect, the regime’s prioritization of militarism and foreign interventions over domestic welfare deepened public resentment.<\/li>\n
  3. Political Disillusionment:<\/strong> The illusion of reform perpetuated by figures like Hassan Rouhani had shattered. The so-called reformists proved indistinguishable from Principlists in their allegiance to the supreme leader’s authoritarian rule. The slogan \u201cReformists, Principlists, the game is over\u201d captured this realization.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    #IranProtests<\/a>: Direct shots at protesters by regime's repressive forces in the city of Tuyserkan Western #Iran<\/a>. Monday January 1, 2017. People courageously and under fire are trying to evacuate the injured and killed, this is Tuyserkan in the Western province of #Hamedan<\/a>. pic.twitter.com\/vDonDPtK4N<\/a><\/p>\n

    — NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) January 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n