@interventionistischelinke
Thank you.
Just a superficial impression: unlike in countries like Turkey, Syria, Tunisia,... where statues of the rulers (Assad, Ata Turk, Ben Ali,...) are rife statues of figures in Iran (pre dating the current regime) are often of poets.
Putting fire to a status is symbolic. There are locations that are more than symbolic if one must resort to such actions.
@interventionistischelinke
The Persian part of the population, in particular in Tehran, is till now nearly kept out of mobilisation in other regions byway of policies.
This policy to divide is essential for the regime's survival. It's repressive-tollerant: in Tehran there is neither the protest and neither much effort to impose the State mandated dress code. It's pretty relaxed overthere. Not so in the Kurdish region, Balochistan, ... Persians are the biggest minority group. If they move...