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,AFT] ! 0MOD]ATE0 CL]IC ,HASSAN ,R\HANI WAS REELECT$ 9 ! ,IRANIAN PRESID5TIAL ELECTIONS ( #bag HIS REGIME :I* HAD BE5 PU%+ NEO-LIB]AL IDEAS CONT9U$ ON ! SAME C\RSE4 ,! PUBLIC HEAL? S]VICE HAS BE5 SLA%$ SO MU* IT H>DLY EXI/S1 & JOB & WORKPLACE SECURITY HAVE GONE4 ,MANY JOBS >E N[ PREC>I\S 7%ORT-T]M CONTRACTS ETC47 :IL/ ! PR(ESSIONALS-DOCTORS1 TE*NICIANS1 ETC4 HAVE SE5 !IR LIV+ /&>DS PU%$ D[N DRA/ICALLY4 ,:IL/ ! CAPITAL ,TEHRAN HAS BE5 ALL[$ TO GR[1 MANY REGIONAL CITIES & T[NS HAVE SE5 CONDITIONS DET]IORATE1 & ! SAME GOES = PROVISION TO ! V>I\S E?NIC GR\PS )9 ,IRAN4 

,MANY PEOPLE HAVE BE5 =C$ TO CUT BACK DRA/ICALLY ON FOOD/UFFS !Y HAD PREVI\SLY CONSID]$ AS ESS5TIAL 7DAIRY & MEAT PRODUCTS74 ,UNEMPLOYM5T IS RAMPANT4 ,!RE IS A :OLE SWA! ( Y\NG PEOPLE BORN 9 ! #a#i#hS1 MANY ( :OM >E COLLEGE & UNIV]SITY GRADUATES :O HAVE NOT BE5 ABLE TO GET JOBS1 OR IF !Y HAVE >E E>N+ V]Y L[ WAGES4 ,UNEMPLOYM5T RUNS AT #d.0 OR MORE AMONG Y\NG PEOPLE4 

,! PA/ YE> HAS SE5 A NUMB] ( L[-KEY & LITTLE REPORT$ DEMON/RATIONS1 RALLIES & SIT-9S4 ,!SE 9CLUDE BUS DRIV]S SUPPORT+ !IR 9DEP5D5T ORGANIZATIONS1 P5SION]S PROTE/+ AGA9/ 9CREAS+ ATTACKS ON !IR ALL[ANCES1 TEA*]S & NURSES PROTE/+ AGA9/ !IR CONDITIONS1 & /UD5TS OPPOS+ ! PRIVATIZATION ( $UCATION4 

,R\HANI PU%$ A NEW PLAN = UNPAID 9T]N%IPS :I* WAS /RONGLY OPPOS$ BY /UD5TS4 ,A LEAD+ ACTIVI/ AMONG ! BUS DRIV]S WAS IMPRISON$ & TREAT$ APPALL+LY4 

,?IS SITUATION WAS AGGRAVAT$ BY ! E>?QUAKE ( ,NOVEMB] #a#b?4 ,?OSE :O SURVIV$ W]E TREAT$ CONTEMPTU\SLY BY (FICIALS :I* BR\<T A WAVE ( WIDESPREAD DISGU/ AMONG ! ,IRANIAN POPULATION4 ,?IS WAS FUR!R AGGRAVAT$ BY ! ANNUAL BUDGET ANN\NCEM5T ( ! ,R\HANI REGIME4 ,DAMAGE FROM ! E>?QUAKES RAN AT @s#f MILLION BUT ! GOV]NM5T FAIL$ TO PROVIDE A RECON/RUCTION PROGRAM1 LEAV+ ?IS UP TO DONATIONS FROM 9DIVIDUALS6 ,ON ! O!R H& V>I\S PROPAG&A BODIES ( ! REGIME RECEIV$ A BUDGET ( @s#a#e4 ,FUEL PRICES W]E 9CREAS$ BY #e.04 ,NO FUNDS W]E PROVID$ = /ATE CON/RUCTION PROGRAMS4 

,9 ADDITION TO ?IS !RE WAS A GR[+ AW>5ESS ( WIDESPREAD CORRUPTION & EMBEZZLEM5T AMONG (FICIALS ( ! REGIME4 

,MATT]S CAME TO A HEAD ) ! FIR/ PROTE/ 9 ,IRAN'S SECOND CITY ,MA%DAD ON ,DECEMB] #b#h?4 ,?IS CITY IS A /RON<OLD ( ! MULLAHS & HAS BE5 A TAX HAV5 = ! REGIME'S FUNCTION>IES4 ,AT ! SAME TIME HAS SE5 A HUGE GR[? ( SLUM >EAS4 

,IT SEEMS ?AT ! 9ITIAL ,MA%DAD PROTE/ WAS SET (F BY FUNDAM5TALI/S ( ! POLITICAL E/ABLI%M5T OPPOS$ TO ,R\HANI'S 0RE=MI/0 L9E- ?AT IS 9OPPOSITION TO HIS OP5+ UP ,IRAN TO =EIGN 9VE/M5T & A COMP>ATIVELY S(T] L9E TO ! ,WE/4 ,H[EV] ! PROTE/S QUICKLY SPREAD FROM ,MA%DAD TO O!R T[NS & CITIES & TOOK ON A DIFF]5T *>ACT]4 ,HEAVILY 9VOLV$ 9 ! PROTE/S W]E MANY Y\NG PEOPLE1 ?OSE BETWE5 ! AGES ( FIFTE5 & ?IRTY1 ) NO JOBS & NO JOB PROSPECTS OR 9 PREC>I\S WORK SITUATIONS4 ,! PROTE/S C5T]$ ON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS1 ! CORRUPTION ( ! ELITE & ! BUDGET4 ,9ITIAL SLOGANS ( 0,D[N ) HI< PRICES60 W]E SOON SUPPLEM5T$ BY 0,D[N ) ! DICTATOR0 & 0,DEA? TO ,KHAM5EI0- ,ALI ,KHAM5EI1 ! ,SUPREME ,LEAD] ( ,IRAN4 ,9 ADDITION MANY W]E CONC]N$ AB\T ! REGIME'S 9VOLVEM5T 9 >M$ 9T]V5TION 9 ,SYRIA & ,IRAQ4 ,?IS ATTEMPT BY ! REGIME TO 9CREASE ITS 9FLU5CE 9 ! REGION HAS RESULT$ 9 GR[+ ANG] AB\T NOT JU/ LIVES EXP5D$ 9 !SE V5TURES BUT VA/ AM\NTS SP5T ON W>S :IL/ POV]TY & UNEMPLOYM5T 9CREASE DRAMATICALLY AT HOME4 ,?IS RESULT$ 9 ANO!R SLOGAN *ANT$ ON ! /REETS30 ,=GET AB\T ,SYRIA- ?9K AB\T US60 

,ANO!R FACTOR AT PLAY HAS BE5 ! ?REAT ( CLIMATE *ANGE ) DR\<T SEV]ELY AFFECT+ CROPS4 ,TWO SUMM]S AGO1 ! OIL T[N ( ,B&>-E ,MAH%AHR EXP]I5C$ A TEMP]ATURE ( #afc DEGREES ,FAHR5HEIT4 ,IT IS PR$ICT$ ?AT IF WORLDWIDE EMISSIONS >E NOT R$UC$ DRA/ICALLY !N BY #bg ! ,P]SIAN ,GULF C\LD EXP]I5CE TEMP]ATURES IMPOSSIBLE OR HUMANS TO SURVIVE4 

,BUT ! PROTE/S HAVE BE5 RIDDL$ ) CONTRADICTIONS ) POLITICIANS PU%+ B\RGEOIS DEMOCRACY ATTEMPT+ TO HIJACK ! PROTE/S1 AS WELL AS SUPPORT]S ( ! OV]?R[N ,%AH & V>I\S REACTION>Y RELIGI\S CURR5TS4 ,?IS WAS C\NT]$ BY MANY AMONG ! Y\? TAK+ P>T 9 ! PROTE/S4 ,REACTION>Y SLOGANS ?AT APPE>$ LIKE 0,NEI!R ,GAZA NOR ,LEBANON1 ,I WILL DIE ONLY = ,IRAN0 & 0,WE >E ,>YANS1 WE DON'T WOR%IP ,>ABS0 W]E C\NT]$ ) 0,FROM ,GAZA TO ,IRAN1 D[N ) ! EXPLOIT]S04 ,O!R SLOGANS REF]R$ TO ! SETT+ UP ( PEOPLE'S C\NCILS & AGA9/ ! FALSE DIVISION BETWE5 RE=MI/ & FUNDAM5TALI/ T5D5CIES ( ! REGIME4 

,T5S ( ?\S&S HAVE TAK5 P>T 9 PROTE/S & AT LEA/ TW5TY ONE HAVE BE5 KILL$ BY ! BRUTAL SECURITY =CES1 & MANY >RE/$4 ,! REGIME CLAIM$ VICTORY1 ) ,G5]AL ,MOHAMMAD ,ALI ,JAF>I1 LEAD] ( ! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,GU>DS1 A P>AMILIT>Y =CE ?AT HAS KEPT ! REGIME 9 P[] = DECADES1 SAY+ 0,TODAY WE ANN\NCE ! 5D ( ! S$ITION04 ,H[EV]1 S9CE !N PROTE/S HAVE CONT9U$ TO BREAK \T4 

,! REGIME HAS ATTEMPT$ TO BLAME ! PROTE/S >E BE+ MANAG$ BY ! ,U,S,A & ITS REGIONAL ALLIES ,ISRAEL & ,SAUDI ,>ABIA4 ,9DE$ ,TRUMP HAS TWEET$ HIS 0SUPPORT0 = ! PROTE/]S4 ,! EM]G5CE ( ! ,IRANIAN WORK+ CLASS 9 !SE PROTE/S CONTRADICTS ALL ( ?IS4 ,TRUMP HAS OV]SE5 ! RI* 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES BE+ REW>D$ ) HUGE TAX CUTS4 ,TO PAY = ?IS MEANS HUGE ATTACKS ON HEAL? C>E1 SOCIAL SECURITY & O!R WELF>E B5EFITS4 ,& ( C\RSE !RE >E ! MANY ALLEGATIONS ( CORRUPTION AGA9/ ! ,TRUMP REGIME4 ,H[ DIFF]5T IS ! SITUATION = ,AM]ICAN WORK]S FROM ?AT ( ,IRANIAN WORK]S8 

,SIMIL>LY ,ISRAELI ,PRIME ,M9I/] ,B5JAM9 ,NETANYAHU HAS PRAIS$ ! PROTE/]S4 ,AGA91 H[ DIFF]5T IS ! SITUATION ( WORK]S )9 ! ,ISRAELI /ATE :5 ?\S&S HAVE PROTE/$ !RE AGA9/ ! CORRUPTION ( ! ,NETANYAHU ADM9I/RATION AT ! SAME TIME AS ! PROTE/S 9 ,IRAN8 

,WE ALSO HAVE 0ANTI-IMP]IALI/0 LEFTI/S *IM+ 91 ESPECIALLY 9 ! ,U,S,A1 IMPLY+ ! PROTE/S >E MANIPULAT$ BY ! ,C,I,A & TACITLY SUPPORT+ ! !OCRATIC REGIME 9 ,IRAN4 

,= \RSELVES1 AS AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S1 WE SUPPORT ! DEVELOP+ PROTE/S ( ! WORK+ CLASS 9 ,IRAN4 ,REPRESSION MAY TEMPOR>ILY /OP ?IS MOVEM5T BUT IT IS A SIGN ( ! WORK+ CLASS RE-ASS]T+ ITSELF AS CRISES CONT9UE 9 ALL ! POLITICAL 9/ITUTIONS >\ND ! WORLD1 9CLUD+ )9 ! LEFT P>TIES4 ,! #bh F9ANCIAL CRISIS RESULT$ 9 MASSIVE ATTACKS ON ! WORK+ CLASS >\ND ! WORLD1 ATTACKS ON P5SIONS & SOCIAL B5EFITS1 ! SLA%+ ( PUBLIC S]VICES1 9CREAS+ DIVISIONS BETWE5 RI* & POOR & A CON/ANT ?REAT ( W>4 ,N[ !SE PRESSURES >E RESULT+ 9 REEM]G+ REVOLTS4 

,F9ALLY1 ! #aigi REVOLUTION 9 ,IRAN :I* OV]?REW ! ,%AH SAW HUGE DEMON/RATIONS1 ! OCCUPATION ( FACTORIES & ! DEVELOPM5T ( WORK]S' C\NCILS4 ,IT WAS ?\<T IMPOSSIBLE ?AT SU* A HEAVILY >M$ REGIME AS ?AT ( ! ,%AH C\LD BE OV]?R[N1 YET IT HAPP5$4 ,?IS WAS BETRAY$ BY ! ,/AL9I/ ,TUDEH P>TY1 :I* HAD GREAT 9FLU5CE AMONG ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,TUDEH'S DECISION TO ALLY ) ! ,%IA CL]IC ! ,AYATOLLAH ,KHOME9I BECAUSE HE WAS SE5 AS A PROGRESSIVE LEAD] ( A DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION1 5ABL$ HIM TO COME TO P[]4 ,AS A RESULT ,TUDEH WAS SIL5C$ AS W]E ALL LEFT & PROGRESSIVE GR\PS4 ,! /RONG SECUL> TRADITIONS 9 ,IRAN W]E SMO!R$4 ,KHOME9I RECUP]AT$ SOME ( ! DEM&S ( ! #aigi ,REVOLUTION ) PSEUDO-SOCIALI/ RHETORIC :IL/ AT ! SAME TIME CALL+ = NATIONAL UNITY & CREAT+ ILLUSIONS 9 ! COMMON 9T]E/S ( ! RI* & POOR4 

,AYATOLLAH ,KHOME9I WAS A MISOGYNI/ ( ! FIR/ ORD]4 ,! ,FAMILY ,PROTECTION ,LAW 5ACT$ UND] ! ,%AH'S REGIME WAS SUSP5D$ & WOM5 ONCE MORE W]E AT ! M]CY ( M5 )9 ! FAMILY4 ,! ,ISLAMIC DRESS CODE WAS IMPOS$ ON WOM5 9CLUD+ GIRLS FROM ! FIR/ GRADE 9 S*OOL4 ,AT FIR/ PU%+ = POPULATION GR[?1 ! REGIME LAT] REV]S$ ?IS POLICY & BR\<T 9 A HI<LY SUCCESSFUL FAMILY PLANN+ PROGRAM1 :I* RESULT$ 9 ,IRAN HAV+ ! L[E/ POPULATION GR[? 9 ! REGION4 ,! REGIME REV]S$ ?IS AGA9 :5 IT CUT (F FUND+ TO ! PROGRAM 9 #b#a#b4 

,! M>RIAGE AGE = GIRLS WAS R$UC$ TO PUB]TY1 ! AGE ( N9E UND] ,ISLAMIC LAW4 ,PUNI%M5TS ( FLOGG+1 /ON+ & PAYM5T ( BLOOD MONEY W]E 9TRODUC$ 9 #aiha = CRIMES LIKE ADULT]Y & VIOLATION ( ! ,ISLAMIC DRESS CODE4 
,GOV]NM5T FUND$ DAY C5T]S W]E CLOS$ D[N1 MAK+ IT DIFFICULT TO /AY 9 WORK4 

,WOM5 HAD PLAY$ AN IMPORTANT ROLE 9 ! #aigi ,REVOLUTION4 ,KHOME9I US$ CO-OPTION TO TAME ?IS DEVELOPM5T4 ,WOM5'S RI<T TO VOTE WAS RETA9$ AS WAS RI<T TO RUN 9 ELECTIONS & WOM5 S]V$ 9 GOV]NM5T POSITIONS AT A NATIONAL & LOCAL LEVEL4 ,H[EV] !Y W]E (T5 DEMOT$ OR DISMISS$ OR GIV5 E>LY RETIREM5T FROM !SE POSITIONS4 

,DUR+ ! FIR/ T5 YE>S ( ! !OCRATIC REGIME1 WOM5 9 WORK FELL FROM #a#c.0 ( ! POPULATION TO #h4#f.04 ,! ,IRAN -,IRAQ W> MEANT ?AT WOM5 CAME =W>D AS NURSES1 DOCTORS & 9 O!R SUPPORT ROLES4 ,RAFSANJANI1 ONE ( ! F\ND]S ( ! REGIME WAS ABLE TO MOBILIZE WOM5'S VOTES & PORTRAY$ HIMSELF AS A COMP>ATIVE LIB]AL AS REG>DS WOM5'S RI<TS4 ,IT WAS HE :O 9/ALL$ ! FAMILY PLANN+ PROGRAM4 ,!SE POLICIES W]E CONT9U$ UND] ! NEXT PRESID5T ,MOHAMMAD ,KHATAMI4 ,) ! COM+ TO P[] ( ,AHMAD9EJAD !SE TR5DS W]E REV]S$4 ,! FAMILY PLANN+ PROGRAM WAS CLOS$ D[N4 

,UND] ,R\HANI A LOOS5+ ( ATTITUDES AS REG>DS DRESS CODE WAS ALL[$1 BUT ?IS WAS AGA9/ ! MOVE BY SECURITY =CES TO CLAMP D[N ON ANY DEVELOPM5T ( FEM9ISM4 ,BUT N[ WOM5 >E 9VOLV+ !MSELVES 9 ! PROTE/S4 ,ONE BRAVE WOMAN REMOV$ H] HIJAB DUR+ A REC5T PROTE/ & WAV$ IT >\ND ON A /ICK TO PROTE/ ! DRESS CODE4 ,WE HOPE ?IS IS A SIGN ( ?+S TO COME4 ,A SUCCESSFUL REVOLUTION 9 ,IRAN DEP5DS UTT]LY ON ! ROLE ( WOM5 )9 IT4 ,! LIB]ATION ( WOM5 MU/ BE A MAJOR MOTIF ( ?AT REVOLUTION4 

,! RULE BY MULLAHS HAS LA/$ ALMO/ F\R DECADES4 ,IT RE/S PRIM>ILY ON ! SUBJECTION ( WOM5 & ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,NEXT TIME ! WORK+ CLASS MOVES 9TO ACTION 9 ,IRAN IT HAS TO SWEEP AWAY ! MULLAHS1 BE !Y 0FUNDAM5TALI/0 OR 0RE=MI/04 

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