The families of jailed Iranian protesters say the country’s rulers have proposed a cruel bargain: publicly celebrate the Islamic Revolution that brought them to power, or risk the lives of their loved ones.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Ministry of Intelligence contacted the families of some current prisoners offering what called “an inhumane dilemma” — either attend marches on Wednesday celebrating the 47th anniversary of the revolution, or put the lives of their children at risk.
There’s a sliding scale, and Iran is at “Government orders citizens shot”, and the US is at “Government defends actions of officials who shot citizens”.
It’s unfortunate that the US has passed “Government fires official who shot citizens”, but it’s still not at Iran’s level.