A growing protest in Iran

 PJ Media:

The Iranian government has lost all legitimacy and the situation in the streets suggests only extreme bloodletting will allow the regime to regain nominal control over the population.

Incredibly, the protesters no longer fear the police or military. Those in the streets have made a conscious choice to protest or die. They are daring the authorities to shoot them down.

With spotty internet and a crackdown on online dissent, it’s impossible to say how many Iranian protesters have died. Amnesty International estimates 52 dead but with the Kurdish and Balochi minorities in near-open rebellion, the death toll is almost certainly much higher.

Joining those protesters now are girls ages 13-18. Several videos on social media show the girls confronting authorities, waving their headscarves, and shouting defiantly for regime change.

“It’s an indication that this is a struggle for the future,” Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of the Center for Human Rights in Iran, told NBCNews. “This is young people realizing that it’s a battle for their future, and that they have to be a prominent part of it. Their parents have failed to bring about change and they want to have a better life. I think that’s what’s motivating young people to be so vocal.”

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The mullah's madness is sparking a revolt by young girls not afraid to expose their hair.  The Iranian people can only hope the girls are successful. 

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