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Why some in Australia are mourning Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei, as criticism mounts (www.sbs.com.au)
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While for many Khamenei was the "embodiment of a repressive regime", one expert explains the religious reasons some are mourning.

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[-] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 12 hours ago

I mean, you don't become a head of state without a certain degree of approval. Seems a bit oppressive to try prevent people, especially since it's probably combined with mourning the destruction of a country in an illegal war.

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