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Why You Shouldn’t Believe The Highest Iran Death Tolls (S01E01)
After weeks of trying I finally managed to get in touch with someone I knew who was caught up in the violence in Iran last month. It took time and effort, but I finally figured out what happened. The experience provides a lesson about the Islamic Republic and how it operates. The country is just too wired and bureaucratic to forever hide deaths.
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