Women’s Day: Iranian women vow to press on despite clampdown
By DW
08 March 2023 |
12:17 pm
Despite 44 years of propaganda and systematic attempts at brainwashing in all educational institutions, the Iranian regime has failed to prevent women from rising up against the clerical establishment.
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