Iran’s Mahsa Revolution One Year On

BY: DR. REZA PARCHIZADEH

Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Iranians revolted as Jina Amini's death sparked nationwide protests against the longstanding Islamist regime.

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"Jin, Jiyan, Azadî" (Woman, Life, Freedom) slogan united thousands, caught Iran's regime off-guard.

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A year after Amini's death and the uprising's start: Has Iran changed? Is the Islamist regime weaker or resurgent?

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Diverse opposition to Islamist regime, divided into "progressive" and "reactionary" camps with varying motivations.

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Iran's pro-democracy movements span liberal to socialist, uniting various social strata and marginalized minorities.

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Pro-democracy seeks liberal democracy, diversity, and decentralized power, Pahlavists advocate authoritarian rule in Iran.

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Shah's undemocratic rule, Western-backed, tight control, oil wealth, modernization, and 1979 Islamist revolution in Iran.

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Shah's supporters fled to the U.S., led by Reza Pahlavi, shaping the overseas Persian-language media industry.

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