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Despite being one of the world’s few #Iranian bars – alcohol is banned in #Iran – the small, underground drinking hole rarely has enough customers to outnumber the staff.

Tim Mak

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Today we’re launching a sister #publication, #Iran #War Dispatches. For the foreseeable future, we’ll be launching daily reporting and updates on the war there.

Tim Mak

@[email protected] replied · 2 days ago

YEREVAN, #Armenia —A handful of #Iranian businesses cluster together at the end of Firdawsi alleyway, a sidestreet named after the famous Persian poet.
Sandwiched between an Iranian barbershop and the end of the alleyway is an establishment called Rose’s Bar.

Tim Mak

@[email protected] replied · 2 days ago

Despite being one of the world’s few #Iranian bars – alcohol is banned in #Iran – the small, underground drinking hole rarely has enough customers to outnumber the staff.

Tim Mak

@[email protected] replied · 2 days ago

But that may well be a source of comfort for its clientele – many of whom are paranoid after fleeing an #authoritarian surveillance #state.
#Iran

Tim Mak

@[email protected] replied · 2 days ago

As the situation in Iran reaches a crisis point, the number of those fleeing Iran and seeking refuge in neighbouring countries like #Armenia rises — bringing #Iranians to places like Rose’s.

Tim Mak

@[email protected] replied · 2 days ago

To find out more about how Rose's Bar has become a vital anchor for those fleeing the crisis in #Iran, read this story via the link! https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/the-iranian-exiles-bar-where-revolution

The Iranian exiles bar where revolution is dreamed up

In a basement bar in Yerevan, Iranian rebel fighters, artists, and refugees gather over beer to discuss the realities of life under the Iranian regime — but they can’t stop looking over their shoulder

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