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A bombshell new report from CBS News suggests that the Iranian Government has murdered between 12,000 and 20,000 protesters since the ongoing, national revolt against it began.

“Information trickling out of Iran on Tuesday suggests that a crackdown by authorities to end more than two weeks of widespread anti-government protests has likely been far more deadly than activists outside the country have reported,”

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

With the Trump admin looking who to attack next around the world I don't trust any of these numbers.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 76 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

CBS is currently beholden to the Nazi's and I don't know if I trust their reporting. It would be in the US' best interest to show Iranian instability as well as how violent "real" protesting is to try and dissuade domestic ideas.

That said. If Iran is murdering 10k citizens a week, their government won't last through the end of the month. One can only hope.

[–] TherapyGary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 hours ago

to try and dissuade domestic ideas.

Happening in this very thread 🙄 https://lemmy.zip/comment/23951989

[–] slothrop@lemmy.ca 37 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

Agreed.
Need an aljazeera link.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Al jazeera is literally the Qatari state media.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 10 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

So? Is iran controlling Qatar?

[–] hypna@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Qatar has much better relations with Iran than most Arab states. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Qatar_relations

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago

Qatar is a country that try to keep an image of the country who get along with everybody that's why it has good relation with the two enemies the usa and iran.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Just weird to say "I don't trust reporting from a state-influenced source. I'll wait until I hear reporting from media owned by a different state with an even more vested interest."

[–] slothrop@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 hours ago

Qatar will be 'based' in USA!

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 24 points 9 hours ago

Yup. Whatever's coming out of CBS on topics where Israel has vested interest, there's a good chance of hasbara. Could still be true but a bucket of salt is recommended.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 16 points 7 hours ago
[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 57 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

I really, really hope the protesters succeed. Iran has such a glorious history and wonderful people - they deserve so much more. It could retake its place as the shining example of countries in the region, as it was for most of the last 5000 years.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

As long as the US doesn't march in and say "We'll help you with your oil and write your laws for you."

[–] DaMummy@hilariouschaos.com 14 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

It doesn't happen to have anything to do with America overthrowing their government and the creation of Israel, does it?

[–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 22 points 10 hours ago

Hey now, don't leave out the UK. (And the real power, oil money)

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 7 points 9 hours ago

We're we also destabilizing the region to harm Russia during the cold war? I forget.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 23 points 10 hours ago

holy shit, that’s awful.

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 7 points 9 hours ago

Fucking monsters, I hope the Iranian people string up their opressors.

[–] Chee_Koala@lemmy.world 8 points 9 hours ago

Oi, that's more then most tiananmen square massacre estimates. Must be crazy to be there right now.

[–] forrgott@lemmy.zip 6 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

To all those who keep calling for acts of violence in the US I ask: how many will Dementia Donny kill in response?

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 27 points 9 hours ago

Look man. Some people are very willing to do everything they can with their life on the line. At some point an end to your life is preferable to the state of oppression.