Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last shah of Iran, has called for more mass action over the weekend after nearly two weeks of street protests against the government and the dire economic situation. Follow DW.

The death toll from the violence surrounding the nationwide protests in Iran has risen to at least 116, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, cited by AP.

The rights group said that over 2,600 people have been detained.

Meanwhile, Iran’s state television has reported casualties among the security forces, but has not addressed the deaths of protesters, whom it has labelled “terrorists.”

  • Wren@lemmy.todayOPMEnglish
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    15 days ago

    I reponded to the statement about his “thirst for the crown” with his official statements about democracy, not whether his dad was a good guy.

    The shah sucked and his family was rightly ousted, but thr prince was a kid when that happened.

    We’ve all read the Wikipedia page.

      • Wren@lemmy.todayOPMEnglish
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        15 days ago

        I mean, I said I don’t follow Iranian politics. So, pretty naive?

        I still heard and read his statements on democracy, which is what I commented about. Never said I believed him.

        Now I’m saying “This one guy is not this other guy. They may both suck, but they are definitely different people.”

        edit: I didn’t remove these posts or ban this person, it was an admin action.