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Despite crackdown, Iranian youth continue to resist authorities to ‘wear them down’

We do not want a child-killing government.At the “Sadeghiye” metro station, in the heart of Tehran, the slogan claps overhead, and 17-year-old Ehlam does not tremble, does not weaken. Hair in the wind, in the middle of a small spontaneous gathering, a teenager opens both his palms like a book, blackened with the names of 60 minors, among at least 450 victims killed by security forces. about three months of rebellion. He will be tomorrow. Or his brother. Or his best friend. “Every time I go out to protest, I know it could be the last” runs a young high school student describing the scene. He tells about ussomewhere» via Skype connection, which he will delete soon after. The fear is deep, buried within. But it is an engine that drives forward. “Too late to turn back. The damage is done!“He continues, referring to 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s arrest by the morality police on September 13, then his…

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Source: Le Figaro

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