🇮🇷 Why the Iranian People Are Oppressed

The Iranian people face systematic oppression due to a political system built on power concentration, ideological control, and state repression.

🧩 Main Causes of Oppression

🛑 1. Authoritarian Political Structure

Power is concentrated in the hands of the Supreme Leader.
The Guardian Council only approves regime-loyal candidates (e.g., in 2024 only 6 of 80 presidential candidates were approved).

🔇 2. Repression of Free Speech and Assembly

Protests are met with unlawful violence, including live ammunition.
Thousands are arbitrarily detained and unfairly sentenced.

👩‍🦰 3. Systematic Oppression of Women

Women are persecuted for violating the mandatory hijab law.
Activists such as Pexşan Ezîzî and Werîşe Mûradî have been tortured and sentenced to death.

🏳️‍🌈 4. Discrimination Against Minorities

Ethnic minorities (Kurds, Baluchis), religious minorities (Baha’i), and LGBTQ+ people face severe discrimination.
Minorities are disproportionately affected by death sentences.

⚖️ 5. Arbitrary Judiciary & Torture

Trials do not meet international standards.
Torture, enforced disappearances, flogging, and amputations are systematically used.

⚔️ 6. Use of External Conflicts to Maintain Power

The state uses external tensions (e.g., with Israel) as justification to intensify internal repression.

⚰️ 7. Extremely High Number of Executions

More and more get are violently killed by the regime!

🧠 Why the System Persists

Ideological legitimacy through religious authority
Powerful security apparatus (Revolutionary Guards, Basij militias)
Media and internet control
Deterrence through harsh punishments
Lack of international oversight due to restricted access for UN experts

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