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yadaeno | 1 month ago

For reference ~8000 people died on D-Day. Most of the protestors killed are believed to be under 30.

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mac-attack|1 month ago

~2,500 for Tiananmen Square

swat535|1 month ago

I think that the biggest problem with Iran right now, is that there is no clear opposition party.

South Africa had Mandela, India had Gandhi and Chile had Aylwin. We only have "Reza Pahalavi" being pushed by United State and Israel. He is nowhere qualified to run the country and hasn't stepped a foot there for decades.

None of these movements are going to succeed, unless someone from within the country forms a strong party and unifies everyone.

Either way, I'm afraid that Iranians are going to be suffering for a long time.

qohen|1 month ago

The toll was significantly higher -- this is from a 2017 BBC article [0]:

The Chinese army crackdown on the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests killed at least 10,000 people, according to newly released UK documents.

The figure was given in a secret diplomatic cable from then British ambassador to China, Sir Alan Donald.

The original source was a friend of a member of China's State Council, the envoy says.

[0] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-42465516