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Protests in Iran – regime change must come from the people
As protests grow across Iran following the murder of Mahsa Amini, solidarity with the Iranian people is now more important than ever. JANE GREEN assesses the implications of current developments
A woman shows a placard with a photo of of Iranian Mahsa Amini as she attends a protest against her death, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022.

THE grip of the theocratic dictatorship which has been in place in Iran since the early 1980s has been tested several times but none more so than in the past week, following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, for allegedly not following oppressive hijab rules.

Protests are taking place across all 31 provinces in Iran. Demonstrations of opposition to the regime have extended beyond the major cities and into the traditionally more conservative small towns and countryside areas.  

The degree of fury outstrips that expressed following the rigged election of 2009 which handed the hardline Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the presidency and spawned the Green Movement.

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