Schoresch Davoodi – New Pirate Times

Is a New Revolution Brewing in Iran?

The following is a copy of the speech by Schoresch Davoodi at the Pirate Security Conference on Feb. 15, 2026 in Munich, Germany. Iran, Europe, and the Axis of Autocracies: Manuscript for a Lecture Introduction & Current Situation in Iran We are not witnessing an isolated protest in Iran, nor a sudden flare of anger, nor a single event that fits neatly into the old patterns of crisis. What has been unfolding since late December 2025 is something far more profound: the visible breaking open of a structural chasm that has long divided state from society. A regime that has lost every claim to legitimacy now clings to power …

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The Mullah Regime’s Assault on Digital Freedom: Lessons from Iran and the Taming of Global Net Politics

admin January 9, 2026 January 9, 2026

By Schoresch Davoodi, Board Member of Pirate Party International, Delegate for European Policy and Member of the Foreign Policy Working Group in Pirate Party of Germany Published in Pirate Times, January 9, 2026 The protests raging across Iran since late December 2025 lay bare the Mullah-Regime’s vulnerability—and its ruthless reliance on digital repression to survive. Born from economic desperation—galloping inflation, blackouts plunging cities into darkness, and water shortages threatening survival—these demonstrations have swiftly transcended grievances, erupting into a nationwide demand for the Islamic Republic’s downfall. In Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, and dozens more cities, voices rise in unison: “Death to the Dictator,” aimed squarely at Supreme Leader Khamenei. This is not …