Chinese and Iranian protests are getting results | Opinion
Iranians protests the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, Oct. 1, 2022. In a report published by The Iranian student news agency, Nezamoddin Mousavi, an Iranian lawmaker said Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, that Iran’s government was ‘‘paying attention to the people’s real demands,’’ a day after another key official announced that the country’s religious police force had been closed following months of deadly anti-government protests.
The regime’s shift on its COVID-19 policy is not an awakening to the necessary balance between freedom and public health. It instead indicates that the regime was concerned its hold on power might be put at some risk. Apple is looking to speed up a plan to move some production out of China. That’s long overdue, given concerns about a litany of human rights abuses from the oppression of Uyghur minorities to the destruction of democratic institutions in Hong Kong.Meanwhile, in Iran, there are tentative reports that the so-called morality police who have
What we take from these developments, however, is an acknowledgement that the power of the people in the streets has rattled the theocratic tyrants. It is a long way from a victory for democracy and freedom. But it is a reason for optimism and hope for the future.Finally, Ukrainian forces are continuing to advance, even as the Russian regime has attacked civilian infrastructure. The pain of fighting back against Russia has been incalculable in terms of loss of life and property.
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