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Liberation Front.
A website
that hopes to draw and keeps your attention for both the global 21th. century 3rd. feminist revolution
and especially for the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' (translated the Zan, Zendagi, Azadi) uprising in Iran and the
struggles of our sisters in the Middle East. |
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JINA MAHSA AMINI
The face of Iran's protests. Her life, her dreams
and her death.
In memory of Jina 'Mahsa' Amini, the cornerstone of the 'Zan.
Zendagi. Azadi revolution.
16 February 2023 | By Gino d'Artali
And also
Read all about the assasination of the 22 year young Jhina Mahsa
Amini or Zhina Mahsa Amini (Kurdistan-Iran) and the start of the Zan,
Zendagi, Azadi (Women, life, freedom) revolution in Iran
2022
and the latest news about the 'Women Live Freedom' Revolution per month in 2023:
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August 15
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Here we are to enter THE IRANIAN
WOMEN'S REVOLUTIONISTS against
'Facing Faces and
Facts 1-2' (2022) to commemorate the above named and more and food for
thought and inspiration to fight on.
Dear reader, from here on the 'Woman,
Life, Freedom' pages menu will look a bit different and this
to avoid too many pop-ups ,meaning the underlined period
in yellow tells you in what period you are and click on another
underlinded period to go there. However, when needed a certain
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2-weekly opinion by Gino d'Artali: |
When one hurts or kills a women
one hurts or kills hummanity and is an antrocitie.
Gino d'Artali
and: My mother (1931-1997) always said to me <Mi
figlio, non esistono notizie <vecchie> perche puoi imparare qualcosa da
qualsiasi notizia.> Translated: <My son, there is no such thing as so
called 'old' news because you can learn something from any news.>
Gianna d'Artali.
iranwire - August 30, 2023 - by ROGHAYEH REZAEI
<Evin Prison is a University and Iran is a Detention Center>
For several years, the protest chant <Evin has turned into a
university, Iran into a detention center,> referring to the notorious
prison in the capital Tehran, has served as a unifying call for student
rallies across Iran. Prisons across the country have seen a steady
influx of students, professors, researchers and writers, activists and
dissidents, and ethnic and religious minority prisoners of conscious of
all backgrounds. But even in prison, these individuals have remained
unwavering in their commitment to seeking solutions and shedding light
on pressing social, environmental and economic issues.
Imprisoned Female Researchers
In July, Niloofar Bayani - an environmental activist who has been
incarcerated since 2017 by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
along with other environmental and wildlife activists – conducted a
research project while behind bars. Her study focused on climate
literacy in the oil industry.
The article, accessible on the Scholars at Risk website, presents
the results of her individual interviews with female inmates in her
vicinity, using a set of eight investigative and collaborative
questions. Throughout the data collection process, Bayani prompted her
fellow prisoners to articulate their most profound concerns regarding
the natural environment and climate change. The findings revealed that
the main fear among inmates related to air pollution. Bayani, who has
previously contributed to prestigious environmental journals with
research articles, joins a distinguished list of researchers who have
pursued their academic endeavors while incarcerated.
Narges Mohammadi, a prominent human rights activist, is another
female political prisoner who authored a two-volume book titled White
Torture while in prison, documenting conversations with 12 women
political prisoners who experienced the harrowing effects of solitary
confinement. First published in 2020 by the Baran Publishing House in
Sweden, the book has become a pivotal reference work, shedding light on
the use of solitary confinement by security institutions as a means of
torture and a violation of the rights of political prisoners and
prisoners of conscience. Mohammadi has faced multiple arrests and
recurring stints in solitary confinement. Her most recent imprisonment,
stemming from her involvement in publishing a statement last month,
extended her time behind bars to a total of 10 years and nine months.
Her husband, Taghi Rahmani, is yet another individual who has
endured one of the lengthiest periods of solitary confinement in the
history of the Islamic Republic. He spent over two years in solitary
during his 14-year incarceration from the 1980s to the 2000s. Rahmani
left Iran after his eventual release and now lives in France.
Saeed Madani: Researching Behind Bars
Saeed Madani is a sociologist looking at civil society and other
societal issues. Among his notable works are Child Abuse in Iran,
Violence Against Children in Iran, The Sociology of Prostitution, The
Need to Combat Poverty and Inequality in Iran, and Addiction in Iran.
Madani, who earned his PhD in Criminology from the University of the
South Pacific in the United States, has been unable to publish his works
in Iran for several years. Despite enduring four arrests, he has
produced numerous research works both within and outside prison. His
most recent arrest was linked to his research on the Islamic Republic's
handling of the covid epidemic, a study that other researchers later
acknowledged could have potentially reduced Iran's covid death toll by
50,000 to 75,000 people. In the winter of 2021, as Madani was preparing
to leave Iran for a study course at Yale University in the United
States, IRGC agents stopped him at the airport, confiscating his
passport. During questioning at the airport, he was asked about his
recent research on the management of the coronavirus pandemic. Four
months later, in April 2022, Madani was arrested and remains in prison.
In December 2022, Iran's judiciary sentenced him to nine years in prison
on charges such as <forming and managing groups against the system,>
<colluding to commit crimes against the country's security,> and
<propaganda.> Madani nevertheless perseveres in his commitment to
research and writing within the confines of his prison cell - despite
the impediments of being cut off from the external academic community.
Nasrollah Lashani: Translation Behind Prison Bars
Nasrollah Lashani, an author, researcher and nationalist
activist, who faced long-term imprisonment twice, was last arrested in
2020 despite also being ill. He was eventually released from prison in
December 2022. While incarcerated, Lashani authored and translated
numerous significant works about non-violent resistance, transformation
and democracy. His work includes an article titled The Narrow Path of
Freedom, a critique of the book by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson,
as well as a translation of A Dynamic Model of Non-Violent Resistance
Strategy by Erica Chenoweth, Andrew Hawking and Zoe Marks, among others.
A former colleague of Lashani, who observed the activities of this
43-year-old researcher and translator while in prison, told IranWire:
<The most significant challenge for Nasrollah's research and that of
others studying in prison was the limitation of resources and
opportunities.> <Prison time is plentiful, but it's also crowded, and
the overcrowded conditions and resource shortages, including inadequate
study spaces, create challenges not only for Nasrollah but also for
anyone interested in research,> a colleague added. <In rooms
accommodating 15 to 16 people, and sometimes reaching 30, concentrating
becomes quite challenging.> Addressing limitations in access to research
materials, the source noted, <A researcher inside prison can only
conduct research using the resources at their disposal, making it
impossible to delve into any research they deem necessary.> >>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/prisoners/120037-evin-prison-is-a-university-and-iran-is-a-detention-center/
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