IRAN: ‘Sustainable Change Will Depend on Domestic Organisational Capacity, Not External Force’

IRAN: ‘Sustainable Change Will Depend on Domestic Organisational Capacity, Not External Force’

By CIVICUSFeb 16 2026 (IPS)   CIVICUS discusses the recent protests in Iran with Sohrab Razaghi, executive director of Volunteer Activists, a Netherlands-based diaspora organisation empowering Iranian civil society. Sohrab RazaghiProtests triggered by economic grievances erupted across Iran on 28 December, quickly evolving into broader anti-regime protests. The crackdown that followed resulted in what may be the largest massacre in modern Irania…

Mass Protests Against Murdering Mullahocracy Reignite in Multiple Cities in Iran

Street protests are reigniting in Iran. Crowds chanting “Death to Khamenei.” The bravery! Even after the mass slaughter, the Iranians will would give their lives rather then live under the boot of brutal Islamic law. The butchers shut down the internet so that their atrocities are hidden from the world. BREAKING: Reports of protests reigniting in multiple parts of Iran. Do not stop talking about Iran.pic.twitter.com/psTvodHWYZ — Eyal Yakoby (@E…