Deafening Silence: Why?

Thousands of people in Iran’s capital poured into the streets and shouted from their homes Thursday night after the country’s exiled crown prince called for a mass demonstration. The protests marked a new escalation in unrest that has spread across the Islamic Republic. Within hours, internet access and phone lines were cut nationwide.

Iranian security forces have killed at least 51 protesters since late December, including nine children under the age of 18, according to the Norway-based NGO Iran Human Rights.

For two years, Hamas and its supporters in the West have framed terror as “resistance” and cast Israel as the “oppressor,” with the media racing to amplify those claims. But when genuinely oppressed people rise up against a brutal regime that has ruled them for decades, the silence is deafening.

Tag BBC News, AP, CNN, and The New York Times, and ask why they aren’t covering the Iranians fighting for their lives and freedom.