Government Statement: Government and Opinion

government statement: In it he disagreed with a government statement regarding recent protests in the country, according to Deutsche Welle. I think my crime is that during an interview with Deutsche Welle I gave a political opinion which was contrary to the government's opinion, said Zibakalam. A few months before he stood on the stage at the Global Media Forum in Bonn, Zibakalam was arrested after he gave an interview to DW's Persian service. When the government says that the unrest was ordered by enemies of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the government expects that everyone follows suit and repeats that opinion. The government responded by arresting protestors and shutting down the internet. From late December 2017 until January 2018, tens of thousands of Iranians took to the streets to protest Tehran's economic policies, including a recent cut to fuel subsidies and an increase of funding for religious foundations. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.