Bloody crackdown over Iranian protests comes into focus

The Iranian government has cracked down on dissent (UGC via AP)

The bloodiest crackdown on dissent since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution is slowly coming into focus, despite authorities cutting off the Islamic Republic from the internet and much of the wider world.

Cities and towns smell of smoke as fire-damaged mosques and government offices line streets. Banks have been torched, their cash machines smashed.