As internet restored in Iran, users post protest videos showing the chaos and crackdown that followed.
Female members of the the Basij paramilitary force affiliated to the Iran's Revolutionary Guard attend one of the ceremonies marking "Basij Week," and also commemorating the 40th anniversary of establishment of the force, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019.
They don’t acknowledge that the gasoline price hike Nov. 15, supported by its civilian government, came as Iran’s 80 million people already have seen their savings dwindle and jobs scarce under crushing U.S. sanctions. Presidentimposed them in the aftermath of unilaterally withdrawing America from Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers.
Starting Nov. 16, Iran shut down the internet across the country, limiting communications with the outside world. That made determining the scale and longevity of the protests incredibly difficult. Some recycled days-old videos and photographs as new, making it even more difficult. Recently released videos span the country. One video from Shiraz, some 680 kilometers south of Tehran, purports to show a crowd of over 100 people scatter as gunfire erupts from a police station in the city. One man bends down to pick up debris as a person off-camera describes demonstrators throwing stones. Another gunshot rings out, followed by a burst of machine gun fire.
“Why did get angry after we cut off the internet? Because the internet is the channel through which Americans wanted to perform their evil and vicious acts,” Fadavi said. “We will deal with this, Islamic Republic supporters, and our proud men and women will sign up to make a domestic system similar to the internet with operating systems that can't even if they want.”
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