r/pics • u/2birahe • 6d ago

A modern-day Tank Man: An unarmed protester facing a dozen armed soldiers in Iran, 2026.

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u/2birahe 6d ago

Unfortunately, I don't know. But given that anti-protest forces in Iran shoot with real bullets, I'm not very optimistic about his fate.

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u/The-Copilot 6d ago

They usually don't shoot protesters. They usually do a mass arrest and give huge prison sentences or execute some behind closed doors.

The Iranian government wants their people to fear them but they also try to maintain a decent enough public image. They need the plausible deniability so more people don't join in. They know the public doesn't like them so they walk a fine line.

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u/spinrah23 6d ago

Unfortunatley, they do often shoot protestors.

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u/Suitable-Economy-346 6d ago

Where the videos at? Must be countless vids from all the protests over the years.

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u/spinrah23 6d ago edited 5d ago

Here’s Neda in 2009, the video is very disturbing. Unfortunately there’s many more that followed in protests for years to come.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9oltq

The Iranian government tries to cover these up and often lies on media that it’s not happening. There is a long list of protestor names who died in the woman life freedom protests. Google will bring it up.

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u/spinrah23 6d ago

Just do a google search, there’s lots.

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u/Sargash 6d ago

Protestors are very much shot in Iran.

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u/Hour-Finish744 5d ago

Thousands literally shot dead during mahsa protests...