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From the Language of Demands to the Institution of Agency

“One of the most significant transformations in Iranian society in recent years has been not merely an increase in protests, but the expansion of the ‘language of demands’.

Today, individuals—from children to students and workers—can articulate their experiences using more precise vocabulary, addressing everything from the right to psychological security and dignity to issues of discrimination, isolation, and quality of life…

For past generations, the very act of voicing a grievance was difficult. A child endured abuse, a student accepted humiliation as an inherent part of schooling, and the average citizen often lacked the language to name injustice…

society has gained the capacity to speak far more than the capacity to build.”