EXPLAINER: Who is leading the crackdown on Iran’s protests?
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 13, 2022
They show up at the first signs of protest in Iran — men in black, riding motorcycles, often wielding guns or batons.
They are members of what's known as the Basij, paramilitary volunteers who are fiercely loyal to the Islamic Republic. The shock troops of the ayatollahs have taken on a leading role in quashing dissent for more than two decades.
During the latest protests, which erupted after a young woman died in the custody of the country's morality . . .
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