Analysis: Iran is in the throes of protests over the death of Mahsa Amini. As the country's regime cracks down, some observers wonder whether the revolutionary movement can prevail.
. Members of the Iranian diaspora describe how students have been joined by their parents and grandparents, waving placards.
For women, she said, "this is not just a political fight, this is an existential fight," revived by another example of mistreatment. "It's the grievances and the frustration of youth," she said, noting they are protesting to counter "depression and anger, no hope, no future, no happiness."'Are the police and army willing to keep firing on their own people?'
The force was established soon after the 1979 revolution by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as a tool to Islamize Iranian society and fight internal enemies. It consists of armed brigades, anti-riot forces and a vast network of informers who spy on their neighbours.
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