- cross-posted to:
- progressivepolitics@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- progressivepolitics@lemmy.world
Rights groups warn of Tehran regime’s increasing use of executions to suppress dissent, with at least 600 this year
Human rights groups have raised the alarm over the growing number of death sentences and executions in Iran, after reports that a 23-year-old woman, Najmeh Amini, has been sentenced to death for blasphemy over a social-media post.
Amini, an accounting student, is being held in Vakilabad prison in the north-east city of Mashhad. She has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison and death in separate cases heard by a revolutionary and a criminal court.
A source close to Amini’s family told the US-based Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI) that Amini was sentenced to death on charges of “sab ol-nabi” (insulting the prophet). She was reportedly arrested following online monitoring by Iran’s Cyber Police (Fata). The exact content of her posts has not been publicly disclosed.
So you would rather Iran loses to the US and instead of being able to follow the path of self-determination, they become a brutal puppet of the US?
Because that’s what supporting Iran means, it doesn’t mean you agree with their government. It means you want Iran to win it’s defense against America and for the people to rebuild their lives.
Prior to the US’ unprovoked attack, Iran was in the midst of massive societal upheaval and liberalisation. That has now been sidelined for decades as military and theocratic hardliners have all the pretext to force their will onto the people in the name of national security.
Where did I say that?
No, that’s what supporting neither means. You can support a country’s people without supporting the regime.
I thought quokk was an anarchist instance. Hmm.
See, supporting Iran’s right to self determination and wishing them the best in kicking the teeth out of the hegemon’s mouth is only half the equation from the anarchist POV.
Only tankies would leave it at that.
Condemning stupid hierarchical bullshit masquerading as religious freedom such as this though, should be pretty easy.
This situation is probably going to be the best and most poignant example today of why we proclaim “No Gods, no masters”.
Being an anarchist does not mean I don’t want a country to stop being attacked by another. It’s also why I want Ukraine to win against Russian imperialism.
If people are not in a state of war started by another nation, they are more capable of focusing on internal change of which the Iranians were literally doing before the US stopped that.
I feel like that part goes without saying when talking to other leftists
What is being a leftist if not engaging in the ad nauseam repetition of things you feel ought to go without saying to one’s comrades, though?
Anarchists are braindead liberals anyway. Scratch an anarchist and a screaming lib comes out.
I’m Iranian and I don’t care about your support, whether you support us or not we will prevail, the stain that you are two siding an imperialistic aggression will remain though.
No, I think most people would rather the US get out of Iran and let them determine their own future.