{"id":19384,"date":"2021-04-23T16:15:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T21:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/?p=19384"},"modified":"2021-04-23T16:15:31","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T21:15:31","slug":"editorial-active-street-protests-in-iran-are-once-again-on-the-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/19384\/","title":{"rendered":"Editorial: Active Street Protests in Iran Are, Once Again, On the Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Written by\u00a0<\/span>The Editorial Board<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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23rd April 2021<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Less than two years ago, in\u00a0November 2019<\/a>, the largest mass protests rocked the country. That socio-political earthquake marked an extraordinary watershed moment. It exposed the vast\u00a0<\/span>fracture zones between the regime and an economically devastated and politically unrepresented population. The ensuing protests have further solidified the image of Iran as a powder keg on the verge of explosion.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The ostensible trigger for the November 201<\/span>9 uprisings was an overnight hike in fuel prices. However, almost immediately, as if a tinderbox of simmering widespread resentment toward the regime had finally been ignited, it exploded into political calls for regime change. Over 200 cities\u00a0<\/span>rose up<\/span>. Tho<\/span>usands of state institutions symbolizing corruption and repression were attacked. The mullahs\u2019 only response was to murder and imprison,\u00a0killing at least 1,500 people<\/a>\u00a0in a little more than a week.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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