Editorial: In both Iran and Russia, backlashes against tyrants grow. It’s defiance that should be nurtured.
by Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune
Oct 04, 2022
3 minutes
When authoritarian regimes strip away the humanity of their own people, blowback invariably follows. That is now happening in both Iran and Russia, where the autocrats in charge are seeing firsthand their nations’ boiling points reached, both on the streets and in the minds of infuriated citizens.
In Iran, fiery demonstrations against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have persisted for days, ignited by the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman arrested by the country’s morality police for violating the requirement that women wear a hijab. She died while in custody. Authorities
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