Protest, Censorship, and Repression in Iran

Panelists spoke on women’s rights, government-backed violence and censorship, the experience of immigrating to the US across multiple generations, and hopes for the current movement in Iran.

Want to learn more about recent Iranian history?

The podcast Throughline offers a great way for a busy student to learn more about the history of Iranian regimes since the 1950’s, US involvement in Iranian history, and the current protests. Check out their episodes Four Days in August, Soleimani's Iran, and The Woman Question.

Take action!

• Please see this document for more information on what you can do [docs.google.com], including template letters/phone scrips for contacting Congressional representatives.

• Local solidarity marches happen frequently. See the attached flyers.

• Mindy Cohoon, PhD candidate, spoke about how the Iranian government is censoring internet. If you are somewhat tech savvy, consider running a TOR Snowflake proxy to allow Iranians and others living in internet-censored countries free access to the internet. (We recommend always using any TOR service in conjunction with a personal VPN.)