Shit going down in Iran

[Calculon]

Widespread protests ever since the morality police killed a woman for the crime of not wearing her hijab correctly.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-e ... stract.com

Could this lead to the end of the Iranian regime?

here one of these morality police psychos calmly walks up to a woman and sprays mace into her face. he gets his just deserts.

[Slick]

Could this lead to the end of the Iranian regime?

You have a short memory if you think that. They will brutalise again.

[sockwithaticket]

Was reading earlier that police stations and cars have been torched by protestors in multiple locations, including Tehran.

The Republican Guard might be called upon at this rate.

Calc's right, though. From what footage has been discoverable despite the internet lockdown, it seems like there's a lot of men supporting the women in these protests.

[Kawazaki]

[Slick]

Was reading earlier that police stations and cars have been torched by protestors in multiple locations, including Tehran.

The Republican Guard might be called upon at this rate.

Calc's right, though. From what footage has been discoverable despite the internet lockdown, it seems like there's a lot of men supporting the women in these protests.

Don’t really get the last point, it was both men and women protesting the last 2 times

[Torquemada 1420]

Iran, Cairo, Islamabad. The list is endless.

[Calculon]

[Slick]

The footage on the news last night of a student being kicked in the head then shot was really disturbing. This is going to get very ugly

[Biffer]

[Flockwitt]

This one has picked up real momentum. Hard to know where it will end up.

[tabascoboy]

Iran reprisals spilling over into attacks on Kurdish areas of Iraq blaming unrest in Kurdish settlements in Iran itself

[SaintK]

This one has picked up real momentum. Hard to know where it will end up.

At least 58 children, some reportedly as young as eight, have been killed in Iran since anti-regime protests broke out in the country two months ago.

https://www.theguardian.com/global-de ... -amini

[tabascoboy]

Iran has announced the first execution of a protester convicted over the recent anti-government unrest.

Mohsen Shekari was hanged on Thursday morning after being found guilty by a Revolutionary Court of "enmity against God", state media reported.

He was accused of being a "rioter" who blocked a main road in Tehran in September and wounded a member of a paramilitary force with a machete.

An activist said he was convicted after a "show trial without any due process".

Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, director of Norway-based Iran Human Rights, tweeted that executions of protesters would start to take place daily unless Iranian authorities faced "rapid practical consequences internationally".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63900099

[tabascoboy]

[Calculon]

disturbing article on Iran using psychotropic drugs to torture dissidents

One notable account is that of 25-year-old Kurdish rapper Saman Yasin, arrested during the 2022 protests following the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of the morality police for improper hijab. He reported experiencing mock executions, beatings, and pharmacological torture, including involuntary injections and forced pill consumption.

fulll article

https://defenseopinion.com/irans-pharma ... j3wae77ldb

More than 200 political prisoners, including women and minors, have faced execution in Iran since January 2023. But beyond the executions, a particularly disturbing development has emerged within the Iranian prison system: the escalation of pharmacological torture against political prisoners.

This method of oppression involves the use of psychotropic drugs and other pharmacological methods as tools of torture. Reports from reputable organizations like Amnesty International and Freedom from Torture have highlighted this alarming trend.

For instance, a 2017 report indicated that at least 10% of Iranian prisoners suffered from pharmacological torture. But the Campaign to Free Political Prisoners in Iran (CFPPI) notes a significant increase since September 2022. This form of torture, often leaving no physical scars, involves the covert administration of psychoactive drugs to induce pain, disorientation and compliance.

The methodology has shifted from voluntary to forcible drug administration, a stark indication of the regime’s desperation to suppress dissent. Drugs like benzodiazepines and antipsychotics are surreptitiously added to food and water, leading to involuntary consumption. Victims suffer severe psychological and physical effects, including hallucinations, paranoia, addiction, and in some cases, death. Such methods break a person’s spirit and will without external signs of abuse, complicating proof and reporting.

Iran not alone in use of drug torture
The use of drugs for political repression is not unique to Iran. Historically, other regimes have employed similar tactics. For example, during the Soviet era, the USSR infamously used psychiatric hospitals and drugs as tools of political repression against dissidents, labeling political disobedience as a form of mental illness​​. In the 1970s, Chile under Pinochet’s regime used drugs as part of their torture techniques against political prisoners​​. These historical instances mirror the current situation in Iran, highlighting a sinister thread in the use of pharmacology for political control.

Cases of suspicious deaths, particularly post-release during the 2022-2023 protests, raise further concerns when it comes to Iran. The Iranian government’s explanations of these deaths as “suicides” or “overdoses” are often unverified and disputed by families, who risk further detention for speaking out. The addiction developed during incarceration continues to affect individuals long after their release, impeding their reintegration into society.

Evidence of these practices comes from various sources, including firsthand detainee accounts, testimonies of former political prisoners, and published reports. One notable account is that of 25-year-old Kurdish rapper Saman Yasin, arrested during the 2022 protests following the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of the morality police for improper hijab. He reported experiencing mock executions, beatings, and pharmacological torture, including involuntary injections and forced pill consumption.

The international community, including organizations like Amnesty International and the United Nations, has begun to acknowledge these atrocities. However, the response has been insufficient to curb the ongoing practice of pharmacological torture. This situation demands urgent and decisive international action, including thorough investigations, holding the Iranian regime accountable and applying diplomatic pressure to halt these inhumane practices.

The systematic use of pharmacological torture in Iranian prisons is a stark reminder of the regime’s disregard for basic human rights. The international community must not remain silent. Concrete steps must be taken to investigate these abuses, hold perpetrators accountable and support victims and their families. Global action is imperative to end these atrocities and ensure such practices are relegated to history.

[Biffer]

Iran and Pakistan are also starting to lob stuff at each other.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68014882

[Slick]

Iran and Pakistan are also starting to lob stuff at each other.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68014882

This is very bizarre. They keep releasing press statements saying how they are brothers in arms and want peace, then they lob another rocket and repeat it.

[MungoMan]

Iran and Pakistan are also starting to lob stuff at each other.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68014882

This is very bizarre. They keep releasing press statements saying how they are brothers in arms and want peace, then they lob another rocket and repeat it.

Typical brother stuff, really.

I pissed on my brother many years ago. And he’s not let me forget it!

[Calculon]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68840881

Leaked documents reveal that this 16 year old was kidnapped by three members of Iran's security forces, tied up, put in the back of an unmarked freezer van, with one of her captors stuffing one of his socks in her mouth. She was then sexually assaulted and finally battered to death with batons. Her body was dumped in the street.

The Iranian government claimed she killed herself.


One of the many hundreds that Iranian security forces murdered.

[Calculon]

[David in Gwent]

I really wish we could do something tangible to reverse the mess we made changing the Iranian leadership.

Iranians deserve so much better and it does look like their revolution is gaining momentum with incredibly brave people doing more and more things to speak out and protest.