![]() ![]() That moment penetrated the clerical establishment’s veneer of reform and permanently exposed it for what it was: an irredeemable regime that is systemically corrupt, mismanaged, and repressive. The chant, “reformists, hardliners, the game is over,” became the battle cry of the December 2017-January 2018 protests-at the time, known as the largest in terms of geography since the 1979 revolution-and part of protests thereafter. ![]() This event coincided-just a day before-with the beginning of the “Girls of Revolution Street” movement, where women took off their mandatory hijab on Enghelab (Revolution) Street in the capital, Tehran.īefore long, the fire started by hardliners became one that could no longer be put out. Ironically, the protests of that winter were ignited by hardliners in the northeastern city of Mashhad, who turned out in numbers to protest then-President Hassan Rouhani’s economic policies on December 28, 2017. Over its four-decade history, there have been many cracks in the nezam (system)-the 1999 student uprising and 2009 post-election protests known as the Green Movement, for instance-but one of the most considerable fissures arguably began in December 2017. This durable resistance signals why Iran cannot go back to the way it was. While some argue that the ongoing anti-establishment protests began in mid-September 2022 after the death of Mahsa Jina Amini in police custody-Iran’s Mohamed Bouazizi moment-the reality is that Iranians have been defying the regime en masse for years. #MahsaAmini /qnKrwGKxkm- Holly Dagres August 15, 2023 I’m in awe at the bravery of Iranian Gen Z, who despite a mass crackdown by authorities on women for “violating” mandatory hijab, still came out to the streets of Shiraz to have fun-like they’re supposed to. ![]() I had so many emotions watching this video from Iran. ![]()
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