the Iranian military attacked a crowd of protesters, killing ~88 and injuring between 205-8,000. The violence increased the unrest, leading to a general strike and the Shah fleeing the country in January 1979.
The massacre, known as Black Friday, began when thousands of protesters gathered in Tehran's Jaleh Square for a religious demonstration, unaware that the government had declared martial law a day earlier due to widespread political unrest.
Some sources estimate that 4,000 people were shot down by tanks, guns, and military helicopters. The deaths were described as the pivotal event in the Iranian Revolution that ended any "hope for compromise" between the protest movement and regime of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
The massacre led to widespread protests, and a general strike in October shut down the petroleum industry that was essential to the administration's survival. The Shah fled Iran in January 1979, clearing the way for the Iranian Revolution, led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Black Friday: The Massacre That Ignited a Revolution in Iran
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She called me, we had a really long talk.
I told her how i realized the beautiful people I'm surrounded by, the under valuing of myself, of my backsliding into an awful person, of my future, of my mistakes, of my past.
She's had a really really tough time. Like everything's been falling apart. (perhaps not really but she's catastrophizing) I offered her an ear, i heard her problems, i told her of what she needed to see before, of what i was doing, of the future she wanted, of the future i was working for. About how we're approaching the end of the world, and how it would be comforting with someone.
If she is willing to take me back, then I have to leave it up to her. I dont want to, and didn't beg for forgiveness or anything, but was 10 toes down on my commitment to myself to grow. I cant persist as this person as i am. I need to better myself and complete my journey.
The talk was gentler at the end, but for now all that's left to do is to wait for the letter she was writing to me. I dont know what it'll say, and I cant predict if she's open to reconciliation or if it's over. I have to now wait for the final word. :::
and for the community
Thank you for taking the time to read my posts, to comment, to upvote, to see my open pain, even so little against the horrors of the world. I have to thank you too as a part of the beautiful community to help me see better of myself. It's a lonely thing to be open on the internet sometimes, and especially when we have to be careful of fear of retribution being on an openly political and queer space such as this. I know only a few people showed interest, but i am deeply and infinitely appreciative of it. Human emotions can be a lot and we cloud our judgement sometimes based on it. But I still choose to love, not as my relationship, but of love, to love. It hurt so much because it was so meaningful and i'm glad i held to myself when it's so easy to digress and lash out emotionally. I kept my head on my shoulders and this time I prevented unnecessary harm to myself and the ones I love. And even as a cis looking nb who refuses the definition of masculinity as it is, we dont always have the emotional training to keep ourself in check, we dont see what the good outcomes are supposed to be by design, because patriarchy serves capitalism, which serves it back. We are here for each other, please remember that.