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February 25, 2026

Iranians Are Growing Less Afraid of Their Government

While protests continue.

Although major media outlets haven’t been covering them, demonstrations against the ayatollahs’ regime haven’t ceased in Iran. Last Thursday marked 40 days since the most intense massacres of protesters, and Muslims traditionally mark the 40th day after a loved one’s death. Shay Khatiri observes that even secular Iranians held subtle but public commemorations, defying the regime in a way that would have been unthinkable a few years ago: 

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