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October 13, 2022       Share:    

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-63227238

Iran Protester: "We Want What You Take for Granted"

(BBC News) Nick Robinson - Protests in Iran are continuing despite a crackdown by security forces that one human rights group says has killed at least 201 people. One protester told BBC: "If you look at the slogans at the protests, what people are saying on the streets, it has never been - even at the beginning - about the hijab. The hijab was just the spark. It has always been about basic human rights. We've always wanted more. We've wanted what you might take for granted as a normal life. We want life, liberty, justice, accountability, freedom of choice and assembly, a free press. We want access to our basic human rights and an inclusive government that is actually elected by the people through a proper election and that works for the people."

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