New York Times panned for tweet about crackdown on Iranian protests

[Free Vulcan]

The New York Times was criticized Monday for tweeting that the Iranian government cracked down on protesters "after demonstrators across the country ignored calls for calm."

The lede of the accompanying news story, which reported that at least 12 people have been killed in "clashes" with Iranian government forces, also described the crackdown as taking place after "demonstrators across the country ignored calls for calm by President Hassan Rouhani."

Detractors said the newspaper was downplaying the Iranian regime's role in the violence and at least giving the appearance of blaming the protesters.

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[Cripplecreek]

Something that bothers me is the support for "peaceful" protests in Iran that I see coming from left and right.

Few if any truly oppressive governments have ever been  overthrown by peaceful means.

Of anything we should be calling for Iranians to rise up and crush the Islamic Theocracy under the boot of freedom.