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Eyewitness accounts of unrest in Iran Teacher, 37, from Tehran: "The news that gasoline prices would now double, from 1,500 toman to 3,000 toman (around 60 euro cents) per liter hit like a bang. At first, there was a silent protest in front of the university building. In addition to being a high school teacher, I am also completing a doctorate in architecture. I happened to be there when security forces in civilian clothes surrounded and removed some of the demonstrators. I wanted to get home fast, but the Revolutionary Guards stopped me. They called me a "traitor" and a "slut" and said I wasn't a real Muslim. They arrested me too. The police station was totally overcrowded. They insulted and intimidated me. I was allowed to leave after a few hours. I rushed home. My brother wasn't there. No one had heard from him for 24 hours. A few days ago on Instagram, he wrote, "I have an important question for our leaders: You are so proud of the many missiles you have built to fight Israel. Are you also saving on gas there?" My brother is 27 years old and studying law. Our internet connected was dead. The phones didn't work. We checked the police stations. It turned out the Revolutionary Guards had arrested him. We kept negotiating until he finally got released. He was totally exhausted. They had terrorized and humiliated him. He was ashamed to say what really happened to him in jail. We now know that many young demonstrators were killed. Just like that, shot on the street." Islamic Theology student 56, from Shiraz: "When I came back from Tehran to my hometown of Shiraz this week, the streets in the north were full of people. We drove through the Maliabad district, where there are two gas stations. They were on fire. The driver said people were protesting over gas prices. He said they had set the gas stations on fire. I am very religious and began pursuing a degree in Islamic theology at a later stage in my life. I trust the wisdom of our spiritual leader Khamenei. Closeness to God fulfills me. The protesters are enemies of our republic. They are being manipulated by our opponents, the Zionists. They support U.S. President Donald Trump's imperialist ideas. The Americans want to destroy Islam. I don't really think there's a shortage of gasoline in Iran. It's all propaganda. President Hassan Rohani wants to stir up unrest in the Islamic Republic to please the Americans. He's a puppet of imperialism. He must have lost his faith. I live in Farhang Shahr, a middle-class area. The enemies of the state also gathered there. The security forces pushed the demonstrators back. They told the protesters to go home. Then shots were fired. It must have been agents of Israel and America who sought to further incite demonstrators against the government. We're being bombarded from the outside with false information. That's why it's good for the government to turn off the internet. Then the U.S. and Israel won't be able to continue wrongly and negatively influencing people here." Web designer, 32, from Shiraz: "In the beginning, we, the protesters, walked silently down the street. The crowd kept growing. Then, some started shouting slogans, like: "Not Lebanon, not Gaza, I will only sacrifice myself for my fatherland Iran!" The idea was that Iran should not interfere with the conflicts of Arab countries. Another slogan was: "Our enemy isn't America, our enemy is here!" Shots were fired. They were trying to scare us. They also used tear gas. Civilian police, who had only moments ago been walking with the crowd as if they belonged to the demonstrators, suddenly began arresting people. Everyone panicked and scattered. We just wanted someone to listen to our problems -- they mayor of Shiraz, for example, or an imam. But no one came. The reality is that other prices will go up along with gasoline prices -- bread, eggs, meat, rent. A lot of people are losing their jobs right now. We're four people in my family. We all live in the same apartment. My dad works as a painter, my mother is a teacher, I'm a web designer and my brother is employed by the city. But the high inflation means we still don't have enough money to buy things like fresh fruit every day. We never go on vacation. We seldom invite friends over anymore. We can only afford meat once a week. The recent price increase just went too far. The situation gets even worse with each new uprising. I would like to start a family, but I can't afford it. Nobody gives us any help. Has the world forgotten us?" City tour guide, 30, from Shiraz: "Our office is located directly on the big street where the protests took place. Many tourists from Europe, Sweden, Germany and England who had signed up for tours have since canceled their trips because of the unrest. For us, this means we won't make any money yet again. My cousin Rubina called. She was upset and crying and said she had gotten caught up in a demonstration in front of the university in Maliabad. She saw a fellow student get shot in the head. He fell to the ground and everyone screamed. Rubina thinks he died before the ambulance arrived to take him away. The Revolutionary Guards had simply mingled among the protesters. That's why we no longer know which of the demonstrators belong to us and which belong to them On Tuesday, my cousin and I arranged to meet in the city center, at the intersection near the Saadi cinema. Protesters had just set banks there on fire. They wanted to send a message against inflation. There were police and intelligence service people everywhere. It was chaotic. We stayed in the background because we feared they would shoot again. They're blocking the internet so that none of this gets out. They're cutting us off. Blood is being shed again in vain. We need this connection to the outside world. Call us! Come to our country! Don't forget us." Architect, 28, from Bushehr: "The price increases have really upset people. The protesters have been normal, mostly poorer people. They made no secret of how fed up they are with the government. They want a regime change. There were police and members of the Revolutionary Guard everywhere. They aimed hot water at the demonstrators and used tear gas. I saw it myself. It was eerie to observe how they neither allowed the protesters to move forward nor backward. This country has no plan for the future. The economic situation is no longer bearable. It is entirely unclear what will happen next. Perhaps the Iranians will soon be at each other's throats? My wife's trying to get a student visa for Canada right now. I just want to leave this country." Businessman, 37, from Tehran: "We're a family business that sells technical equipment. Things were going quite well for us, but everything has been back to zero since the sanctions went into full force again. We are living off our savings. Costs are constantly increasing as incomes decline. The economic pressure on the people has now led to this backlash. It was the poorer people from the south who took to the streets in Tehran. They set banks on fire as a statement against inflation. In the nearby town of Karaj, people deliberately created traffic jams on the highway. The anger is unrestrained. But the Revolutionary Guard showed up everywhere at once. They were very harsh toward the demonstrators. Mistrust toward President Hassan Rohani is growing in Iran. The government is chaotic. The people are suffering extremely from the fact that few countries are willing to work with Iran. Things can't continue like this. We now have the feeling that we have been left completely alone here. No one in the outside world will know if they are persecuting or killing us." Art teacher, 43, Shiraz: "I haven't allowed my son to go to school for a week now. We've barely left our home since the unrest began. The atmosphere outside is tense and things are only slowly quieting down. Banks and other institutions in Tehran have been set on fire and destroyed. What's left is a feeling of serious insecurity. Our trust in this government has been exhausted. There's fraud and corruption everywhere. Things can't go on like this. I can't see anything positive here any longer. My husband and I both make money, but it's not enough to make ends meet. We're so tired of this fight. I wish I could travel back through time to the days before the revolution. Everything needs to change. I would love to live in another country." https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/eyewitnesses-on-the-unrest-in-iran-a-1298170.html

That is the whole point. Iran was a democracy under Pahlavi dynasty before the coup of 1979 for 50 years (total freedom except maybe political freedom) so this nation is not used to and is not accepting theocracy anymore as the young generation see in the videos how free and happy their patents were boys and girls dating, pictures of clubs and mixed swimming pools and streets full of fun so Iran nation is saying loud and clear they do not want this self imposed theocracy and want it OUT.

The scale of brutality by Iran islamic regime is beginning to surface as internet is gradually coming back. Iranian authorities are deliberately covering up the scale of the mass crackdown against protesters, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should immediately announce the number of deaths, arrests, and detentions from the recent protests and permit an independent inquiry into alleged abuses. Human rights groups estimate that more than 140 people were killed and that security forces arrested up to 7,000 people in protests that broke out on the evening of November 15, 2019 in more than 100 locations across Iran. On November 16, authorities shut down the internet, which has not fully been restored. Mobile access is still particularly scarce. Twelve days after protests broke out in Iran, the authorities have refused to provide an accurate death toll and instead threatened detainees with death,”. “Keeping families in the dark about the fate of their loved ones while ratcheting up an atmosphere of fear and retribution is a deliberate government strategy to stifle dissent.” On November 25 and 26, the Human Rights Activists News Agency (Hrana), an independent Iranian human rights news website, reported that officials had announced the arrest of at least 97 people as “leaders” or “influential actors” in what the government described as “riots,” accusing them without evidence of causing damage to public property. On November 23, the group reported that, based on a compilation of official announcements, the authorities had arrested between 2,437 and 2,871 people. Hrana estimates that as many as 3,980 people may have been arrested based on activists’ reports. On November 26, the Iranian newspaper Etemad reported that Naghavi Hosseini, a parliament member, had said that the number of arrests during the protests was actually about 7,000, indicating the widespread nature of the crackdown. Video footage on social media clearly shows security forces using firearms targeting protesters. IranWire news agency reported on November 26 that one of people killed during the protests was Amirreza Abdollahi, a 13-year-old boy. According to IranWire, the authorities only delivered his body to his family after three days and the family was only allowed to bury him in a small private gathering. Numerous reports on social media indicate that families have not been able to get the bodies of their loved ones and have been restricted in their ability to perform burial services. Ali Fadavi, the deputy to the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards corps (IRGC), has accused protesters of being armed and shooting at people although he provided no evidence. Iranian authorities continue to deliberately hide the scale of their vicious crackdown on people protesting for a better life,” Page said. “The UN Human Rights Council and other international bodies will need to hold Iranian officials to account so long as Iran’s government is unwilling to do so https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/11/27/iran-deliberate-coverup-brutal-crackdown

Look who their neighbors are and who their haters are. They shoot their own people in the back for peaceful protest. What do you think they would do to Israelis if they capture Israeli towns and cities. As inhuman Israeli actions may be and I have criticize their actions many times against defenseless women and children, one looking at both sides of the conflict may see it as self defense. What would you do if you see very violent revengeful hateful gangsters or gang of people trying to enter your home (which may or may not belong to you resembling Israeli case) and wanting to massacre (and possibly much worse that I cannot say in details) you and your immediate family and you are armed. Will you defend yourself with full force or instead behave humane? I would do the former myself and defend my family with everything that I got throw at them to save my family and myself.

US and Canada is not the whole Western world, Europe must stop trying to deal with the devil and so called hoping for the regime t be reformed, This regime has proven again and again that is non-reformable and cannot be trusted. The regime is still exporting 500,000 barrels of oil a day that is billions of dollars every year the money for which does not go to Iranian people but the regime and its thugs. All other trades must cease too even if a total naval blockade is needed to do so. Not already done Not already done, Not already done, not even close to what is needed to be done, partially done but full implementations for all items you say already done. Much stronger military presence is needed. No women still not allowed in stadiums. It was only ONE match they allowed a very small selected crowd of women in. Half the population is women and half the stadiums (whoever wants to go) must be women. And for ALL matches. To compete against Israeli athletes must be up to Iranian athletes not the regime to force them to withdraw. And I am sure most if not all would compete. Iranians have no quarrel with Israel or Israelis but the regime needs to create enemies in order to survive, It feeds on hate like Hitler and Nazi Germany did. Israel never invaded Iran but Israel enemies (Arabs) did, TWICE.

Now the internet has been partially restored, videos have been appearing on social media that paint a picture of a government crackdown more brutal and bloodier than many had feared. The identities and stories of the protesters who lost their lives have also emerged. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-50562584 What the West MUST do against such a brutal regime: 1 - Break off diplomatic relations with the regime in Iran and close their embassies. 2 - Cut off all trades with this brutal regime and cut the regime off totally of export of oil and non-oil products. 3 - Gather evidence against the criminals in various regime components and prosecute them in their absence for crime against humanity and freeze their assets. 4 - Send a strong message to the regime in Iran that all options including military options against the regime will be on table and likely if the regime does not change its behavior and continues to brutalize its citizens, the middle east and the world. 5 - Must form a united front and build a very strong military presence in Persian Gulf including aircraft carriers and submarines. 6 - Create an internet for Iran nation so that they will not be cut off from the world in the incoming uprisings. 7 - All Iran sports, Football/soccer in particular must be banned from all international competitions for as long as women are not allowed into Iranian stadiums and the regime forces its athletes against their will not to compete against Israelis. The West stands for freedom and democracy. Therefore the West must not remain silent and indifferent witnessing such brutalities..

Nowhere as violent as Iran especially in Hong Kong. Iraq's death toll also originates from Iran regime who has dominated/influenced iraqi government and affairs not Iraq but Western politicians are to stupid to see all the problems they are causing in the world and devise a decisive plan and form a united front to get rid of them for their own sake and while at it free Iran nation too. Btw, the post was about the world including the West strongly condemning Iran regime brutal actions against its own people (and the title of thread is what the West can do) so I don't understand how this was possibly a thread drift!!!!

World must strongly condemn use of lethal force by Iran islamic regime against protesters as death toll rises to 143 The occupying islamic regime has declared war on defenseless Iran nation by commuting the most horrifying atrocities against its citizens and the world remains silent. The international community must denounce the intentional lethal use of force by Iranian security forces that has resulted in the killings of at least 143 protesters since demonstrations broke out on 15 November, Amnesty International said today. According to credible reports received by the organization, at least 143 people were killed. The deaths have resulted almost entirely from the use of firearms. One man was reported to have died after inhaling tear gas, another after being beaten. Amnesty International believes that the death toll is significantly higher and is continuing to investigate. “The rising death toll is an alarming indication of just how ruthless the treatment of unarmed protesters has been by the Iranian authorities and reveals their appalling assault on human life,” said Philip Luther, Research and Advocacy Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International. “The international community’s cautious and muted response to the unlawful killing of protesters is woefully inadequate. They must condemn these killings in the strongest possible terms and describe these events for what they are – the deadly and wholly unwarranted use of force to crush dissent,” said Philip Luther. Horrific accounts from eyewitnesses and victims’ relatives on the ground, information gathered from human rights activists and journalists outside Iran and extensive video footage analysed by Amnesty International’s Digital Verification Corps provide clear evidence that Iranian security forces have been intentionally using firearms against unarmed protesters who posed no threat to life. Verified videos show security forces deliberately shooting unarmed protesters from a short distance. In some cases, protesters were shot while they were running away and clearly posed no threat to the security forces. Other videos show security forces shooting towards protesters from rooftops of state buildings including a justice department building. Security forces responsible for the crackdown include Iran’s police force, the Revolutionary Guards and plain-clothes agents from the Basij paramilitary force and others. Amnesty International has received information indicating that, in many cases, the Iranian authorities have refused to return victims’ bodies to their families and, in some, security forces have removed dead bodies from morgues and transferred them to unknown locations. In some cases, there are shocking reports that, when the authorities have returned victims’ bodies to their families, they have demanded payment citing several reasons, including the cost of the bullet that killed their loved one https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/11/iran-world-must-strongly-condemn-use-of-lethal-force-against-protesters-as-death-toll-rises-to-143/

I agree with you that this is the ideal way for change. That change best come from within by the Iran nation however, because of the ultra repressive nature of the regime this may not be possible. They suppress every single movement by lethal force. They have thousands of paid thugs to murder people at will. People's revolution against the islamic regime has been put down in the most violent manner again and again and again. People alone without outside help are facing armed thugs and murderous regime. They cannot do it alone. Or if they can eventuality it may take too long. Generations until apes (mullahs) evolve into humans. The country may be destroyed long before that, As we speak minorities are restless. They have suffered real bad under islamic regime and want nothing to do within a federation. People like Kurds and arabs now may wish a separation after 2500 years of common history and this may extend to other minorities too. Not to mention that the majority Persians are now fed up too and may have to resort to armed struggle and civil war and scenarios i don't even wish to think about.

I agree with this to some extend. There are cases proven with documents revealed by CIA that the West interfered and badly screwed up a nation. Iran and Iranians is a CLEAR case of this. Recent revealed documents by CIA indicated how in a devious manner US fooled by the damned devious British Churchill (God damn his soul, may he rest in hell) in 1953 staged a military coup ordered by US president Eisenhower (God damn his soul may b he rest in hell) and toppled the democratically elected government of Dr. Mossadegh. Iran nation was really screwed up by that action and ever since is under dictatorship and many Iranians have died as a result. The 1953 military coup led to 1979 revolution which brought death and destruction to Iran and Iranians and still does. The problems the whole world is having now from this regime including the US and Europe are the fault of the US and the British. Islamic regime is their creation. The US and British are morally and legally responsible for this and now they have the obligation to help this nation to rid of this self imposed regime by any possible means.

The country will be dead long before them. They have already younger ones lining up take the place. I am all for a peaceful transition to democracy. I am also all for the Santa Claus coming down my chimney in a few weeks,

If you believe in parting of the Nile river you can believe in this too. The problem is that if he is such he is either put aside under house arrest (like Montazari or Khatami) or in jail or somewhere will have a heart attack. They will not be taken into play or given slightest power unless they are like them and 100% their followers. 99% will land them in jail or house arrest. Love their country Eh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. That was really funny!!!.

No I agree but they do know that without pain there will be no gain. They are being harmed every day in every way by this regime and their future and the future of their land is very bleak to say the least under this regime. So they have to endure some pain to get rid of this 21 century form of fascism. Severe sanctions could bring down the regime eventually but it has to be tightened up and Europe must stop prostituting themselves. The only other option will be full scale military invasion a conclusion that the West may reach in a decade or so and that would be much more harmful/painful to Iranians than sanctions.

So Saudi Arabia and Emirates shoot their people from the top and back by sending their thugs and kidnap their citizens from their houses (and abroad) to prisons and torture and rape them? Or prevents funerals by families and ask for money to return the dead bodies t their families? Or they have killed and beat up women and executed tens of thousands of their citizens for simply expressing their views?..............................? They are rapidly developing nuclear weapons to hit Israel or Europe and their space industry to hit North America with nuclear weapons? Yes those two regimes certainly not angelic but no comparison with the devil himself (the Iran regime). Don't compare flu and cancer as same disease. Btw, do not speak to me of US prop up dictatorships when you ignore Russian prop up dictatorships like the murderous regime of Assad in Syria causing hundreds of thousands of deaths, not to mention half a century of Russian crimes in Eastern Europe and elsewhere.

Not just Iranians but the whole world will be affected so WAKE UP. Sanctions not tight enough on Iran. They still export 500,000 barrels a day not to mention they also export lots of industrial goods to neighbors and import as well. It has to be brought down to zero export by all means including naval blockage if the west is serious. EU has to stop dealing with this violent non-reformable regime getting the facts in their thick heads that this regime is violent by nature and is non-reformable and a danger to the whole world not just middle east. DO not repeat the mistake West made in the 30's hoping that if they can get along with Hitler then they can avoid war. War is inevitable with Iran the question is when. Now which will be less damaging to the world or next decade which will means billions may die. If you think Iran regime is too far away and will not affect you personally then think again. The suffering in the hands of Hitler was not limited to Germans and the sufferings in the hands of mullahs will not be limited to Iranians, The signs of this statements are now emerging in Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen, Israel and will be felt similarly in the WHOLE world next decade. West must not wait long. All options including military must be on the table as the last resort. The regime must change and I have stated before what the West needs to do in my previous post in this thread. A regime who treats its own people like this: https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/malcolm-now-is-the-time-to-stand-with-the-protesters-in-iran Will not spare you who regards as infidels.

Atrocities by Iran islamic regime against its own people even Nazi Germany did not commit. https://www.foxnews.com/world/iran-protest-crackdown-leadership from the first day, and from the second day, the regime's forces began shooting directly at us," activist Arash, 25, a university graduate from the city of Behbehan told Fox News. "Two of my friends were slain next to me. One of my acquaintances is a nurse. She told me not to bring the wounded and the martyrs to her hospital since the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) had dispatched forces there to take away the wounded." Government forces have unleashed bullets from rooftops and helicopters, according to Amnesty International. Other demonstrators have decried the police violence and vowed that those seized are being subjected to heinous forms of torture behind bars. It was on the second day that the IRGC attacked us. They were accompanied by the para-military Bassij Forces. They were ruthlessly killing people," recalled Hassan, 52, an automobile mechanic from the city of Mahshahr. "They even brought in helicopters and over the past couple of days, have brought in buses and put those arrested into them. But people's morale is still high, and they are not backing down from their demands." Moreover, Parvin, 32, a teacher from Shiraz, underscored that the regime is demanding upwards of $2,500 to release a corpse, and that "there are so many wounded they can't be counted." “The regime is afraid. The Islamic Republic is now trying to drown out Iranian protestors by attempting to create, or perhaps even bribe or coerce into being, pro-regime demonstrations as a show of victory,” said FDD’s Senior Fellow Behnam Ben Taleblu. “This, of course, is a sham, but is one way the regime is trying to re-establish revolutionary credibility and feign that it remains popular when that is less true than ever before.” And in the face of continued bloodshed, Iranians on the ground have pledged to keep fighting."Our spirit is high. Something very remarkable for me is that the spirit of cooperation and help has intensified remarkably," Parvin added. Iranian officials 'stealing bodies' from morgues to hide true scale of government crackdown https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/11/23/iranian-masks-spiraling-protest-death-toll-stealing-bodies-morgues/ The West (the US, EU, UN Canada) must block regime's oil sale completely, cut them off totally financially, put political pressure on the regime and condemn violence and killings in the UN, support the opposition groups, support Iran nation, block regime export of goods and sanctions any firm in particular the European, Russian and Chinese firms who deal with Iran.

Yes we should bring back death penalty for violent crimes against women and children, murder and repeat rapists. Unfortunately I don't think any party or government has the courage to take this right action.

This is not true. Iranian society is very advanced with literacy rate of over 95% and millions of university students and many millions more with advanced degrees all over the country including towns and cities. Industrial base is advanced too as why sanctions has not worked yet as they export lots of industrial goods to neighboring countries. It is not an oil based country like Saudi Arabia. This uprising against the regime for example was mainly from towns and small cities among the poor Not from the middle class or limited to the capital or large cities. I think you have an incorrect view about Iran as you see it in middle east and think like what you said in your post is incorrect. Iran society is non-religious and advance thinking and half a century of progressive Pahlavi dynasty (God bless Reza Shah the great) did the job well. That is why these Arab culture loving mullahs will not be able to set the time back and will be overthrown. The question is when. Before they totally destroy the country and civil war and break out in the country or after. But you are correct in your post. These paid thugs stop short of nothing to protect their interests. Crack down has been very severe and casualties very high. For each casualty more will rise up. Their families and friends. Doctors reported that hospitals were overfilled with people injured in the protests. They also said the Health Ministry had ordered all hospitals in Tehran and other cities to cancel elective surgeries because of the influx of emergency cases. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/21/world/middleeast/iran-protests-internet.html

Iran nation have been frequently suppressed sometimes brutally by the Islamic regime past 40 years. This includes using live ammunition against peaceful demonstrates wh are merely asking for the basic human rights, or being arrested overnight in their homes taken to prison and tortured for simply expressing their views on social media or even killed in prisons r disappeared for good, or being beaten on streets for refusing to wear the imposed hated hijab, being attacked and beaten on streets for no reason at all in order to create fear and intimidation and likely the only regime who goes after the families of those who oppose them even though the families have absolutely nothing to do with it. t is claimed that in the summer of 1989 some 30,000 young people were executed. They shoot innocent people they don't allow burial by their families or ask for payment in order to release the bodies. There is no freedom of any kind and the slightest opposition is responded with absolute brutality. Execution of minors, oppression of minorities and majorities. It is not only the Iran nation in danger of their regime and even not the entire middle east in danger but the whole world is in danger because of this regime and their hate towards everyone as they are rapidly developing their nuclear technology and their space programs. The entire middle east is on fire because of THEIR actions and soon the whole world will be on fire too. The West waited too long to stand against Nazi Germany and 50 millions died. This time billions will die if they wait too long. The West can support the opposition groups in particular the popular Crown Prince son of the late Shah. Iran nation now appreciates the freedom they enjoyed under the Shah and the rapid progress they made and golden economy they had during his father Reza Shah the great and his son. The West must totally block regime's oil export since the oil money pays the regime thugs The West must include human rights violations as part of the conditions for removing the sanctions The West must pressure the regime in any possible manner and in every occasion to end its brutality against defenseless nation. The West should help to replace the internet as every time there is protests they shut down the internet to make people blind and unable t communicate. With internet shut down the extend of their brutality remains hidden. Europe must stop prostituting themselves to mullahs and form a coalition with US against the brutal regime. Russians and Chinese regimes are dictatorships and born prostitutes but it is not expected of European democracies to trade or negotiate with brutal regimes.

Oh really. The United Nation, Amnesty International and all eye witnesses and journalists and the whole world is lying and you are the only true and stable one. I let the readers decide who is biased and unstable here. You have remained silent about Iran regime crimes because they are anti-Israel. You do not care about many killed and millions suffering unless they are Palestinians. This is a clear case of being biased.

No but you start a thread about a Palestinian man being shot in the back BUT you have stayed totally SILENT when over a hundred poor protesters are being shot dead from top and back and don't say a word about it. Btw, the thread title is "Living in Denial" Not Israeli or Iran regime crimes specific and I pointed out that YOU are living in denial yourself.

The OP is incredibly biased in his assessments. He forgets all the terror and bombing carried out by Arab terrorists against civilian Israelis and only concentrates on Israeli crimes. If you want people to give any credit to your posts or comments then be fair in your stories and don't just focus on ONE side of the facts. It is incredibly saddening that while many likely over a hundred of citizens of likely his own land getting shot in the back by islamic republic militia for a peaceful protest against regime induced poverty in their homeland for which he hasn't said a single word about, but has posted about a single Palestinian man being shot in the back by opening a thread about this. SHAME on you. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-gasoline-protests/more-than-100-protestors-killed-in-iran-during-unrest-amnesty-international-idUSKBN1XT0X7 Amnesty International said on Tuesday that more than 100 protesters had been killed in 21 cities in Iran during unrest that broke out Either Snipers have shot into crowds of protesters from rooftops and, in one case, from a helicopter, Amnesty said.. Either YOU ARE THE ONE WHO IS IN DENIAL OR YOU ARE a Coward to speak about it.

Deadly resumption of mass anti-regime protests in Iran Small scale Protests against the islamic republic never ended in Iran since started in late 2017 but as mass protests resumed last weekend the regime cracks down even more violently while Western democracies remain silent. While the regime has completely shut down internet so that the outside world would not find out about the violent crack down and made it criminal to post videos of the uprising, amnesty International fears over a hundred killed by regime's militia and thousands more wounded or arrested. Protests however continue unabated with peaceful crowds gathering in over 100 cities calling for the overthrow of islamic regime. In what the opposition and eye witnesses reporting from inside the country it appears that plainclothes regime mercenaries are purposely attacking public buses, emergency vehicles, government buildings and hundreds of banks setting them on fire to give an excuse and legitimacy for regime to crack down on hungry poverty stricken demonstrates in a brutal manner. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/pattern-amnesty-106-killed-iran-protests-191119182957473.html Amnesty International researcher on Iran says: "The information that we have obtained reveals a horrific pattern of unlawful killings across the country," she told Al Jazeera from London. "The information that we've received so far suggests that in a pattern consistent with past practices, security forces are even refusing to return the bodies of many of those killed to their families, or are forcing families to bury their loved ones under rushed circumstances and without an independent autopsy, which is of course against international law and standards.

I think it was clear from my post that I meant both right and left, on the extreme.

I believe fascism (both racial and religious fascism) and communism are the same points on a circle 360 degrees apart. Hitler murdered 6 million and Stalin murdered 10 millions. They both crack down on freedom of expression and silence and oppress opposition in a violent way. They are both murderous and oppressive.