How Iran's Repression Machine Works

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The death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran's "morality police" on September 16, 2022 (1)__________ major protests in Iran. The morality police arrested Amini for (2)__________ her hijab, and after they (3)__________ beat her, she fell into a coma and died. Protests began by asking for (4)__________. They’re now demanding regime change.   In theory, Iranians have a democratic branch they can use to fight for change under the regime. But it's actually all part of the same power structure controlled by Iran’s (5)__________ supreme leader. Iranians are forced to voice their objections in the streets because the system that protects the morality police, the supreme leader, and the entire power structure of Iran was designed to fight (6)__________.  During the 1979 revolution, the Iranian military declared neutrality. This led to the shah’s downfall, but it also caused the (7)__________ to decide he needed a whole new loyal army to protect himself and his ideology. It’s this other arm of Iran’s power system that is also out on the streets, (8)__________ on protesters, hoping to keep the existing structure in place — the same system many Iranians have been fighting against for 40 years.

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Three days later, she died at the hospital and protests __________.

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They are one part of the __ that wields power over Iranians, but far from the only one.

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Soon, economic frustrations and political repression calling for new Islamic rule.

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The revolutionaries did not trust the army, which was supposed to be loyal to the Shah, but __.

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The Revolutionary Guard played an important role in trying to push back the Iraqi army, and after that, they __ that political capital into economic influence and political power.

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In September, Amnesty International obtained documents showing the armed forces instructed their chain of command to "severely confront" protesters, and a local commander ordering security forces to " " while going as far as causing deaths.

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And while some should be independent, they aren't. This includes Iran's legislative branch, because while , they are controlled by the regime's appointed Guardian Council.

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So in the last 20 years, : against electoral fraud, government corruption, economic hardship, and again today.

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Usually the pattern of the protests in the past 10, 15 years in Iran is that they often start with much more narrower objectives or demands. But this time around, almost __, the zero-to-100 happened overnight and immediately there were calls for regime change.

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None of these individual elements can on their own pose a threat to the pinnacle of power in Iran. Making it such a multilayered, decentralized power structure.

How Iran's Repression Machine Works

Three days later, she died at the hospital and protests __________.

They are one part of the __________ __________ __________ that wields power over Iranians, but far from the only one.

Soon, economic frustrations and political repression __________ __________ calling for new Islamic rule.

The revolutionaries did not trust the army, which was supposed to be loyal to the Shah, but __________ __________ __________ __________ __________.

The Revolutionary Guard played an important role in trying to push back the Iraqi army, and after that, they __________ __________ __________ that political capital into economic influence and political power.

In September, Amnesty International obtained documents showing the armed forces instructed their chain of command to "severely confront" protesters, and a local commander ordering security forces to "__________ __________" while going as far as causing deaths.

And while some should be independent, they aren't. This includes Iran's legislative branch, because while __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________, they are controlled by the regime's appointed Guardian Council.

So in the last 20 years, __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________: against electoral fraud, government corruption, economic hardship, and again today.

Usually the pattern of the protests in the past 10, 15 years in Iran is that they often start with much more narrower objectives or demands. But this time around, almost __________ __________ __________, the zero-to-100 happened overnight and immediately there were calls for regime change.

None of these individual elements can on their own pose a threat to the pinnacle of power in Iran. Making it __________ __________ __________ __________ such a multilayered, decentralized power structure.

Three days later, she died at the hospital and protests __________.

They are one part of the __________ __________ __________ that wields power over Iranians, but far from the only one.

Soon, economic frustrations and political repression __________ __________ calling for new Islamic rule.

The revolutionaries did not trust the army, which was supposed to be loyal to the Shah, but __________ __________ __________ __________ __________.

The Revolutionary Guard played an important role in trying to push back the Iraqi army, and after that, they __________ __________ __________ that political capital into economic influence and political power.

In September, Amnesty International obtained documents showing the armed forces instructed their chain of command to "severely confront" protesters, and a local commander ordering security forces to "__________ __________" while going as far as causing deaths.

And while some should be independent, they aren't. This includes Iran's legislative branch, because while __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________, they are controlled by the regime's appointed Guardian Council.

So in the last 20 years, __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________: against electoral fraud, government corruption, economic hardship, and again today.

Usually the pattern of the protests in the past 10, 15 years in Iran is that they often start with much more narrower objectives or demands. But this time around, almost __________ __________ __________, the zero-to-100 happened overnight and immediately there were calls for regime change.

None of these individual elements can on their own pose a threat to the pinnacle of power in Iran. Making it __________ __________ __________ __________ such a multilayered, decentralized power structure.

They are one part of the __ that wields power over Iranians, but far from the only one.

Soon, economic frustrations and political repression calling for new Islamic rule.

The revolutionaries did not trust the army, which was supposed to be loyal to the Shah, but __.

The Revolutionary Guard played an important role in trying to push back the Iraqi army, and after that, they __ that political capital into economic influence and political power.

In September, Amnesty International obtained documents showing the armed forces instructed their chain of command to "severely confront" protesters, and a local commander ordering security forces to " " while going as far as causing deaths.

And while some should be independent, they aren't. This includes Iran's legislative branch, because while , they are controlled by the regime's appointed Guardian Council.

So in the last 20 years, : against electoral fraud, government corruption, economic hardship, and again today.

Usually the pattern of the protests in the past 10, 15 years in Iran is that they often start with much more narrower objectives or demands. But this time around, almost __, the zero-to-100 happened overnight and immediately there were calls for regime change.

None of these individual elements can on their own pose a threat to the pinnacle of power in Iran. Making it such a multilayered, decentralized power structure.

They are one part of the __ that wields power over Iranians, but far from the only one.

Soon, economic frustrations and political repression calling for new Islamic rule.

The revolutionaries did not trust the army, which was supposed to be loyal to the Shah, but __.

The Revolutionary Guard played an important role in trying to push back the Iraqi army, and after that, they __ that political capital into economic influence and political power.

In September, Amnesty International obtained documents showing the armed forces instructed their chain of command to "severely confront" protesters, and a local commander ordering security forces to " " while going as far as causing deaths.

And while some should be independent, they aren't. This includes Iran's legislative branch, because while , they are controlled by the regime's appointed Guardian Council.

So in the last 20 years, : against electoral fraud, government corruption, economic hardship, and again today.

Usually the pattern of the protests in the past 10, 15 years in Iran is that they often start with much more narrower objectives or demands. But this time around, almost __, the zero-to-100 happened overnight and immediately there were calls for regime change.

None of these individual elements can on their own pose a threat to the pinnacle of power in Iran. Making it such a multilayered, decentralized power structure.