justsomeantifas:

Why do u have to imagine the worst, my mom had to tell me everyone’s safe, I only seen things from my own relatives and trump’s awful tweets

Most of the coverage so far from Western sources has just been bad takes by both republicans and liberals, so I don’t really think you’re missing out on much.

I’ve seen a few posts here and there from some folks I follow on Tumblr who are Iranian. But the reason for the lack of coverage is likely because the people who are protesting are a) not from Tehran or any of the larger cities, b) not middle to upper-middle class and c) not a part of the wider diaspora. I honestly don’t know your particular background, but that’s likely the reason why you might not be seeing more about it on your dash.

Still, the Iran tag on Tumblr has been in my top ten trending list for a couple of days now. I haven’t checked it a heck of a lot or in any depth, but if you maybe want to see what folks on Tumblr have to say, you can check it out here.

So far, most of the people protesting are those who are from a lower socio-economic class, from rural areas, or ethnic minorities. And all of these groups happen to be those who were hit the hardest in recent years by a combo of economic sanctions against Iran as well as sustained government corruption on a local level. [This Twitter thread is a good overview of the reasons for the lack of coverage, let alone accurate coverage.]

If there’s anything else I can find that I think is a good take, I’ll reblog the post and add it.