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  I saw someone post a rumour like 12 hours ago on r/NewIran saying that their execution was imminent and to call representatives in the EU and US to put pressure on the regime to stop it. 
  And then the executions actually happened like a few hours later with no notice from the government. Made me feel like shit because I kind of blew it off as just another rumour.
context: Iran has basically made it clear they'll be murdering literally ANYONE who goes against the state. >
  
  Also anyone who doesn't go against the state.
  Remember that this whole thing started when Mahsa Amini was killed, and it is reported that Mahsa was not interested in politics and didn't really care to go against the regime. Yet they killed her because the morality police had a bad day that day. >
  
  The morality police are nothing more than serial rapists given carte blanche to do as they please with women of any age. >
  
  Exactly, she likely resisted their assaults and paid for it with her life. >
  
  Yeah.  Most of the females murdered by them show signs of gang rape. >
  
  It's worse: They can't kill virgins or some other lame reason, so they rape them first to be sure, only then they are allowed to kill. >
  
  What the actual fuck. >
  
  Its a culture that stalled in the 12th century. >
  
  I'm under the impression that they were more civilized back then. >
  
  Well it'd be hard to be less civilized. >
  
  imagine killing your best citizens because you can't handle seeing a woman's head >
  
  I’ve noticed that more than half the people posted on r/NewIran who have been killed by the Iranian regime were talented in some way. They were either athletes or artists. 
  Sports people seem to be the number one target. >
  
  These people killed are admirable. The regime thinks that if people have noone to admire they will submit blindly to whatever bullshit they want to push across. The literally want iranians to stay illiterate, with no ties to the outside world, just like mindless androids who follow blindly the ass backwards beliefs. >
  
  They want to be North Korea so bad. >
  
  Reminds me of Cambodia/Khmer Rouge tbh. Not quite there yet, but on the track. >
  
  
  Reminds me of Cambodia/Khmer Rouge tbh. Not quite there yet
  
  Well that's an understatement. 
  Yeah, Iran is not at the point of swinging kids by their feet to smash their heads against a tree just so they can save ammo. >
  
  Yeah, Cambodia definitely went next level under pol pot. Didn’t he kill like a third of the country? I remember watching the Killing fields documentary about Tuol Sleng (sp?) >
  
  Yeah, the highest percentage of a population killing itself in known history. And what happened at Tuol Sleng is insane. Literally a forced confession / execution factory. 
  I'll never get that shit out of my head after reading about it. >
  
  I went the holocaust museum in DC, and that left a lasting impact. But honestly, even just reading about the Khmer Rouge and seeing the pictures was even more traumatic and heart-breaking. For as horrible as Nazism was, something like the Khmer Rouge was somehow even worse. Like not even waging war against a race but humanity itself. But an ideological black hole, this emotional sucking void that sought to erase the very light of the human soul. I am not a religious person, but I don't know how else to say it. >
  
  It’s all rooted in the same cause; a blatant disdain for people who don’t fit the mold of what you want them to be. >
  
  All of these people have families, neighbors, loved ones. At what point do people say they have had enough?
  I assume the general population knows who is responsible and where they live.
  I don't consider myself a violent man. Kill my children and that may change. >
  
  They've already had enough and the revolution has morphed into something else. Instead of protesting in the streets, partisan groups have been formed and are targeting officials. I wish there was an English resource I could share with you. Recently a very high level judge who was responsible for so many death sentences for political prisoners was assassinated. The regime has denied it so far but that just made people more sure that it has happened. I guess we'll see in a few days.
  Edit: for those asking for sources in Farsi, they are mainly Twitter accounts that have proven to be credible over time. Jupiter, Vaazh and Hashshaashin mostly share the news about the assassinations of officials. 1500Tasvir and VahidOnline are the most credible sources covering the revolution.
  Of course there are other accounts as well but these are the ones people trust most. The r/NewIran shares some of the news here on Reddit.
  Also, thank you kind stranger for the award. >
  
  Share anything even non-English. I’d love to read up on this, and Google translate will at least give me a sense >
  
  Sadly its just twitter accounts & telegram pages that have built a reputation through time >
  
  Instagram has a pretty decent translate tool. I've been following Masih Alinejad's page  to see some first hand accounts. >
  
  Didn’t Pol Pot do the same thing? Executed the educated and talented. >
  
  Pol Pot did it in a much larger scale. He basically rounded up all the educated and talented, whether they spoke out or not. >
  
  Like literally having glasses would get you killed >
  
  What? Why. >
  
  Glasses = Smart nerd
  Duh >
  
  Most glasses are nearsighted too. All I would be able to do without glasses is read ffs.
  Im a much better laborer with glasses. >
  
  
  Most glasses are nearsighted too. All I would be able to do without glasses is read ffs.
  
  Yea but most people couldn't read unless you were educated. >
  
  Keep making martyrs and see what happens. Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it >
  
  Agreed. 25 men can't hold a good nation down forever. People just want to live free. The nation knows what must be done to the 25 men. >
  
  25 and the army they have. >
  
  Large armies are always able to deal with insurgencies, right? >
  
  Iran is an extremely disarmed country, idk where the populace would find the resources for an insurgency. >
  
  Bald Eagle screech can be heard in the distance
  Who wants weapons now?? >
  
  Yeah there is absolutely no public support for another war in the middle east. >
  
  When has that ever made a difference when there money on the line? >
  
  Really hope they overthrow these fuckers soon >
  
  They can’t since they don’t have weapons >
  
  Islamic Republic is delusional if they think we can go back to what they consider normal. I talk with friends and family back in Iran, everyone says they’re afraid but attitudes have changed drastically. Everyone has decided it’s time for the regime to go. Many cities are in martial law like state, the economy is crumbling and kangaroo courts everywhere. Government goons constantly whining on social media about how they are the true victims because everyone hates them.