Iran executes first person connected to recent unrest.

08-12-2022 10:29pm #1

The Iranian regime has executed the first protester in connection with the ongoing unrest in the country. Mohsen Shekari was found guilty by a Revolutionary Court of the ‘crime’ of ‘enmity against God’. He was accused of being a ‘rioter’ and blocking a road, as well as wounding a member of a paramilitary force. Observers have condemned the whole farce as a show trial.

Time this thuggish regime was comprehensively isolated as a consequence. Apparently our government wants to open an embassy in Tehran sometime next year. This should not go ahead if we’ve got any self respect. We probably won’t hear any condemnation either from Clare Daly or Mick Wallace if their previous ‘friendly’ meeting with the Iranian ambassador is anything to go by. Kick him out IMO.

08-12-2022 10:36pm

Iran's population is young.

60 percent of the country’s 80+ million population is under 30 years old.

The days of Iran's Islamo-fascist regime are numbered, no matter what happens. The regime can continue to crack down on protesters but the regime will fall. Demographics will force that eventuality more than anything else.

RIP to Mohsen Shekari, by the way.

And finally, Clare Daly and Mick Wallace are disgusting parasites.

08-12-2022 10:57pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119972858#Comment_119972858

Ideally, the sooner the better. The Economist’s Democracy Index (2021) ranks Iran 154th out of 167 countries surveyed with an overall score of 1.95 out of ten. Civil liberties has a miserable score of just 1.47. Bloody awful regime that their unfortunate population has to suffer under.

Odhinn · 08-12-2022 11:40pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058275126/iran-executes-first-person-connected-to-recent-unrest

Grim news. He unfortunately probably won't be the last.

BorneTobyWilde · 08-12-2022 11:55pm

Why is it all half measures, when the uprising in Libya took place the USA and Nato got involved, they took out Gaddafi's aerial abilities , striking targets, and they supplied weapons to the rebels, then UK came along with attack helicopters to back up the rebels.
When the people of Iran rose up, the world watched on with a bucket of popcorn, cheering from a far. They needed help, not cheering on

Ham_Sandwich · 09-12-2022 2:14pm

America needs to sort these guys out nazi germany stuff over there at the moment

Odhinn · 09-12-2022 7:02pm

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Americans sorting things out is part of the reason we have the regime there at the moment.

mikethecop · 10-12-2022 2:44pm

OP should put a warning before they put up a picture of those two traitorous quislings.

Id be surprised if he is the first or the last.

Iran is getting away with a lot while the eyes of the world is elsewhere

rock22 · 10-12-2022 3:30pm

While Germany condemns Iran over this execution, Ireland, with our UN hat, stays silent. Very disappointing

https://www.reuters.com/world/germany-condemns-iranian-execution-over-anti-government-protests-2022-12-09/

I agree it is time for EU as a whole to ramp up sanctions on named iranian officials, including police and prison officials involved in this. Sadly , we cant expect either Coveney or Martin to lead the charge here.

TheValeyard · 10-12-2022 8:57pm

Ah yeah that's how you quell a popular uprising, by executing a man who clearly didnt fit the crime for capital punishment, even by that regimes own despotic standards.

This will only bring others into the streets in his name.

RIP

10-12-2022 10:05pm

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Countries need to free themselves from internal subjugation.

It rarely ever works out well when foreign military intervention is involved.

Better to apply sanctions to the regime, to continue to treat Iran as the pariah state they are.

Odhinn · 12-12-2022 12:54pm

As expected, more being murdered by the state

"At least 488 people have been killed since the demonstrations began in mid-September, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran, a group that has been monitoring the protests. Another 18,200 people have been detained by authorities."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/12/iran-carries-out-second-execution-linked-to-nationwide-protests?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR23Lmy925hjEBmpQ68C7yQEdYs9XHusb86zjAGpEfvD4dpizASWmzfDcmI#Echobox=1670836714

Iran executes first person connected to recent unrest.

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