As details of the death toll for January’s protests continue to emerge, three students explain why they are resisting a return to normality

As details of the death toll for January’s protests continue to emerge, three students explain why they are resisting a return to normality

More than 45 days after a brutal January crackdown that left thousands of Iranian protesters dead, students across several universities are protesting again. As Iran’s new academic term began on Saturday, students in Tehran gathered on campus, chanting anti-government slogans, despite a heavy security presence and plainclothes officers stationed outside university gates.

The Guardian spoke to protesting students about why they were rallying despite the fact that thousands had been killed and tens of thousands arrested in the January demonstrations.

“Our classrooms are empty because the graveyards are full,” said Hossein*, 21, a student at the University of Tehran. “It’s for them – our friends, classmates and compatriots, who were gunned down in front of our eyes, that we decided to boycott the classes.”

    • wheezy@lemmy.mlEnglish
      33·
      16 小时前

      To be clear. I wasn’t saying it was credible.

      https://x.com/i/status/2014484450315293173

      This was the one going around at the time I was talking about. I know there were articles at the time citing this as evidence as well. But, it looks like that’s been purged from most articles.

      I know that number was spoken on Fox News as well at some point. But I’d have to dig for the clip. Just the usual, “some reports saying as high as 80,000” vague propaganda from a guest interview.

      • couldhavebeenyou@lemmy.zipEnglish
        41·
        15 小时前

        Ok but you said you saw a report and now you’re linking me a tweet

        Can you link us the actual report?

        • wheezy@lemmy.mlEnglish
          14·
          13 小时前

          I’m not sure why you are acting like I’m the one that said there was a valid verifiable report of this. My initial comment was literally talking about how people were lying about the numbers and saying it was “reported as 80,000”

          This was the propaganda going around Twitter. A “report” can literally just be someone from inside Iran reporting on it. Which is exactly what that tweet was.

          Maybe I worded my comment poorly? I was pointing to the absurdity of a number like 80,000 being taken seriously. And now for some reason you want a verified report of that? I’m so confused.

          • couldhavebeenyou@lemmy.zipEnglish
            32·
            13 小时前

            Why would you say

            how can anyone print that number?

            when no one printed it?

            You’re using it to back up someone saying we can’t “trust the murderous media” but it’s just lies

            • wheezy@lemmy.mlEnglish
              1·
              7 小时前

              Look dude. Just because you were not paying attention to articles at the time doesn’t mean I’m wrong.

              https://www.reddit.com/r/NewIran/s/mEVnnKEJ4w

              This same shit was spreading around social media and many news outlets printed “some estimates inside Iran put the number at 80,000”.

              It was bull shit and every single outlet that printed it has modified their reports since. I’m not sure why it’s so hard for you to believe that the media grabbed the largest number they could and ran with it for a day.

              I’ve shown you where this number came from. It’s not “just a post on Twitter”. It was from inside the country during a total internet blackout. The media ate it up for a day because there was nothing else coming out of Iran at the time.

              Why is this so hard to understand? What evidence are you looking for? Because it’s gonna be tweets or “way back machine” articles from Fox/NewsMax or Israeli newspapers. I’ll find them tonight if I have time. But you are just as capable of looking.

              Yes, believe it or not, I made a comment about something that I literally saw happening in real time and didn’t bookmark. Fuck me right?