Protests in Iran: My thoughts
On the 28 of December 2017, multiple protests across Iran broke out, as a result of long lasting economic hardship and governmental corruption. Now, about week and a half later, the protests are still going on, with tens of thousands of people in multiple cities across the country express their frustration with the theocratic government. During that time, a bit over 20 people have been killed and estimated 1000+ people having been arrested. Apart from this Iranians living outside of Iran have been organizing protests in other countries, including a protest in front of the Iranian embassy in Helsinki. This is the most unrest the Iranian government has faced in years, but, where is it coming from? What are the roots of this? In this post, I'll give you some of my thoughts on the matter. First of all, even though economic hardship and corruption have named as the spark for these protests,they have quickly turned into protests towards the government. Iran is officially an "Islam...