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@jeffw to World NewsEnglish • 3 months ago

An Iranian writer is sentenced to 12 years after tweeting a dot at the supreme leader

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An Iranian writer is sentenced to 12 years after tweeting a dot at the supreme leader

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@jeffw to World NewsEnglish • 3 months ago
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  • @Arbiter
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    24•3 months ago

    Absolutely nothing, that was the point.

    • @[email protected]
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      48•3 months ago

      Yeah. Russia did the same to protesters who held blank signs after the invasion of Ukraine.

      • @Arbiter
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        27•3 months ago

        Yeah, the idea is the words are illegal to say but by saying nothing you know what they are protesting.

        • lurch (he/him)
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          17•3 months ago

          the problem with this is, you can arrest anyone, claiming they protested by doing nothing

          • @[email protected]
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            18•3 months ago

            Yea, well. I don’t think it’s contrary to the politics of the regime.

      • @[email protected]
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        9•3 months ago

        England on the bandwagon too:

        https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/anti-monarchy-protest-russia-police-b2166183.html

    • @Xeroxchasechase
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      No, that was the dot.

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