2023 Elastan protests
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| Date | August 21st, 2023 - present (1 year, 3 months and 1 week) | ||
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| Methods | Peaceful protest, sit-in, demonstrations, civil disobedience, strikes, riots | ||
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The 2023 Elastan protests, also referred to as the 2023 Anti-Panwar demonstrations and the 2023 Anti-Regime protests, are a series of ongoing protests and civil unrest against the government of Elastan associated with the unpopularity of the Haduastan War and the arrests of prominent political opposition leaders, which began on 21 August 2023. The protests were initially sparked by the unpopularity of Elastan's military operations in Nidayar, and later expanded upon ACWAC's wider invasion of Haduastan. The demonstrations grew massively in scale, however, on November 21st after opposition leaders Hossein Usavi and Mayadav Roubi were arrested by the regime. The two men, who were the last democratic contenders to Bahadar Panwar before elections were suspended in 2010, had been vocal critics of the war in Haduastan; namely the forceful conscription of young men, the use of chemical weapons, and the mounting casualties for Elastani soldiers. The protests have been called the "biggest challenge" to the government of Bahadar Panwar and "most widespread revolt" since the Elastan Civil War in 1984.