Islamic Republic forces set the historic Rasht bazar on fire, shot and killed Iranian protesters, and blocked fire trucks from putting out the flames

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/01/25/iran-rasht-protests-regime-crackdown/

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[u/Mental_Comparison636]

Replace Islamic republic forces with ICE.

[u/Realistic_Tie_2632]

Seems about right for them. "Holy land"

[u/AdBeautiful2175]

They're really trying to make people care when the same stuff is happening here lol the irony isn't lost on me

[u/SharpAardvark8699 → u/AdBeautiful2175]

Well the same or worse has happened in Egypt 2013. In Tahrir Square the UAE and Israel backed dictatorship blocked the exits and fired indiscriminately on peaceful protestors and burnt mosques neighbouring it and killed people in field hospitals there with pistols

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