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Iran Protests Show the Depth of Social and Economic Pain
The recent women-led demonstrations underscore just how isolated the country has become.
A protest in Tehran on Sept. 20 to condemn the death of Mahsa Amini.
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There’s a small word that protesters in Iran are using on social media to show their anger goes far beyond the tragic death of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old woman who died in mid-September after being in the custody of the country’s morality police.
Baraye is the Persian equivalent of the English word “for.” It’s a simple preposition that people are using to highlight the scale and scope of their grievances against the Islamic Republic as the country is shaken by some of the biggest demonstrations it’s seen since the 1979 revolution.