Pacifist under protest: Hirad Babakhani on Iran
‘I am thinking of the souls of these young protestors.’
Just like any other Iranian I have been glued to my phone since Mahsa Amini died on 16 September. She was arrested for allegedly not wearing the hijab in accordance with government standards; eyewitnesses say she died as the result of police brutality. I thought I could share this with Friends, but I could not find any nice ways to write about how the Basij (the paramilitary volunteer militia established by order of Ruhollah Khomeini) had been shooting people. Nevertheless, living under dictatorship is harsh and unjust, and the stories must be told.
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