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Tag: Basij
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Undeclared Martial Law in Tehran: Propaganda, Curfew, and the Architecture of Bloody Repression
Tehran and other cities face an undeclared curfew, coercion, darkness, and plainclothes repression—de facto martial law after a massacre—despite the regime’s normalization campaign. The…
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Green, Black and Red: The Story of a Failed Movement
The tenth Iranian presidential election in 2009 was different from previous elections. Four candidates were competing: incumbent president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, conservative Mohsen Rezaei, reformist…
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Basij accused of using development projects as cover for recruiting
The Basij militia has been involved in development projects in deprived areas of Iran for the past decade; however, local activists say the projects…
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Basij youth arrested for protesting foreign oil deals
Security forces in Tehran broke up demonstrations by a group of Basij youth against Iran’s recent oil agreements. The protests had been planned for…
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Basij students protest Iran’s foreign engagements
A number of Basij students staged a sit-in in front of the Iranian Parliament to protest the nuclear agreement reached between Iran and the…
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Young man could soon be executed in strange crime case
The Human Rights Organization of Iran reports that a young man who was charged with stabbing a member of the Basij may be in…