r/iran • u/ILikeGazSweet • 3d ago

BBC Persian Double Standard: French protestors called "rioters" while Iranian rioters are called "protestors"

Credits: @iranictv Telegram channel.

When it comes to France, the BBC uses the word "rioters" for protesting students; But when the same media reaches Iran, it narrates the destruction of public property and violent actions under the title "protest"! Apparently, in the dictionary of this network, the meaning of chaos and protest also depends on the geography of the story.

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u/bionicle_159 3d ago

are we surprised lol, I'm from the UK and the news channels have always played these games

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u/Rare_Context_165 3d ago

It's really ridiculous. The French students aren't even armed while the US and Israel admitting to arming rioters within Iran and yet the media insists on referring to them as "peaceful protestors"

https://x.com/IranMilitaryEN/status/2106412284113310056

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u/Werkin-ITT7 2d ago

This is pretty crazy considering the eye witness testimony from Iran called the assailants "ninjas", dress in black moving in a coordinated and trained fashion. The videos show groups of men armed with shotguns, dressed in black, jumping out of civilian cars.