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Welcome to cryfreedom.net, formerly known as Womens Liberation Front.  A website that hopes to draw and keeps your attention for  babout the 21th. century feminist revolution as well especially the Zan, Zendegi, Azadi uprising in Iran and the and the uprisings of our sisters in other parts of the Middle-east. This online magazine that started December 2019 is published every week. Thank you for your time and interest.
Gino d'Artali
indept investigative journalist
radical feminist and women's rights activist 
 


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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. Zendegi. Azadi revolution.
16 February 2023 | By Gino d'Artali

And also
Read all about the assasination of the 22 year young Jina Mahsa Amini (Kurdistan-Iran) and the start of the Zan, Zendegi, Azadi (Women, life, freedom) revolution in Iran  2022
and the latest news about the 'Women Live Freedom' Revolution per month in
2024: April wk3 part2 -- April wk3 -- April wk2 part3 -- April wk2 part2 -- April wk2 -- April wk1 part2 -- April wk1 -- March wk4 part3 -- March wk4 part2 -- overview per month
and 2023: Dec wk 5 part 2 -- Dec wk 5 -- Dec week 4-3 -- Dec wk3 -- Dec 17 - 10 -- Dec week 2 and 1 -- click here for a menu overview November - Januari 2023


Tribute to KIAN PIRFALA, 9 years old and victim of the Islamic Republic's savagery 10 years ago. Update December 23, 2023

Editorial by G. d'A.: Dear reader, as a webmaster also I constantly have to guard the read-ability of the 'Cryfreedom'-outlet and sometimes decisions need to be made to have it be for your convenience and moreso in total support of the women-led revolt in Iran which inevitably will be a grand Victory. Still, choices must be made always and so I've decided to, for now, embed all the actual news about the 'NO-hijab; 'Biological terror attscks against schoolgirls'; 'Iranian journalists under siege'; 'Blinding as a weapon' and 'The hanging spree' as part of the 'Actual news' updates of the Iran 'Woman, Life, Freedom' section. But, if need be and urgent attention and action is needed concerning the above mentioned topics it will get an extra emphasized place as part of the actual news page-layout. Thank you for being a reader and for your support of the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' revolution.
Click here for the previously tabled topics

CLICK HERE ON HOW TO READ ALL ON THIS PAGE 

Here we are to enter THE IRANIAN WOMEN'S REVOLUTIONISTS against
the supreme leader, the arch-reactionary Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his placeman president, Ebrahim Raisi. The message of the women when he visited a university is plain: <give way or get lost> in 2023.
IN MEMORY OF ASRA PANAHI (16)- JHINA MAHSA AMINI (22) - NIKA SHAKARAMI (16), SARINA ESMAILZADEH (16) HADIS NAJAFI (20), AND MORE WOMEN WHO WERE ASSASINATED SO FAR BY THE IRANIAN AXIS OF EVIL.
  Click here for a total list so far

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 topic will be in yellow meaning it's a link to go that topic and will open in a new window. If you dissagree about any change feel more than free to let me know what you think at info@cryfreedom.net
This does not count for the  above topics which, when clicked on, will still appear in a pop-up window and for now the 'old' lay-out 'till I worked that all out. Thank you. Gino d'Artali
(Updates April 19, 2024) z



UPDATES OF THE UPRISING  AND REVOLUTION AROUND THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF JINA AMINI IN CUSTODY OF THE REGIME'S ATTEMPT AND CRUELTY TO TRY AND CRUSH IT. 

Articles about JINA
March 4 - February 27, 2024:
<<Iranian Teacher Arrested for <Illegal Gathering> at Mahsa Amini's Grave...
and more news

UPDATE: February 12 , 2024:
<<Unlawfully Imprisoned Activist and Organizer of Mahsa Jina Amini's Funeral Must Be Released on Medical Grounds
<<Mahsa Amini's Father: <Everything They Have Said and Shown is Lies>
and
WHO JINA AMINI REALLY WAS.
By Diako Alavi, a journalist from Saqqez and family friend of Mahsa Amini 
and
Jina Amini, the face of Irans uprising and revolution:
www.cryfreedom.net/the-face-of-irans-protests.htm
November 15, 2023 - <<Iranian Woman Arrested on Jinas' Anniversary Tells Her Story...>
December 12, 2023 - <<EU Remembers Mahsa Amini at Sakharov Prize Awarding Ceremony...>

December 23, 2023 - <<Saleh Nikbakht Interrogated at Khomeini Airport and the Sakharov Prize confiscated by Iranian security forces...>
























We all grief for the loss of our sister / daughter of Iran Armita Gevarnand:
 


Read her story here

AND

Updates of Jina Aminis' Revolution:
Part 16: December 28 - 16, 2023

Part 17: January 23 - 6, 2024
Part 18: March 4 - February 8, 2024
   

and links to earlier parts
 
Gino d'artali's opinion: We mourn AND fight!

And read also

ONGOING 'TILL VICTORY:
Jan 2024: 'WOMAN, LIFE, FREEDOM'
REVOLUTION

 

 

December 31, 2023 - Preface about the below 3 heroines of Iran by Gino d'Artali : Beacons of hope and inspiration on the road towards a long and free Iran . * Jina Amini, our sister/daughter who martyred herself for freedom; *Narges Mohammadi, our sister and as I call her 'mother of a free Iran' and winner of the Nobel Prize of Freedom 2023 and sentenced five times to a total of 31 years in prison and 154 lashes but who refuses to give in to the mullahs' regime to wear a hijab or bow to their demands and therefore is refused medical care although needing it badly and bringing her live in danger but says "Victory is not easy, but it is certain"  * and Maryam Akbari Monfared, our sister who's encarcerated since 15 years and refuses to bow down to the mullahs saying "Finally, one day, I will sing the song of victory from the summit of the mountain, like the sun. Tomorrow belongs to us"
Read all about them here and let them inspire you on your road towards a long and free Iran or as we say in the West: 'Three strikes and the mullahs' regime is out'
Be the finalizing strike dear and brave dissent

 

 

 

A to VICTORY tribute to
NARGES MOHAMMADI
Update April 10, 2024
"Nobel Laureate Critiques 'Baseless' Case Against Iranian Activists

March 20, 2024
Letter from Narges Mohammadi for
Newroz
March 8, 2024
"As much as the Woman, Life, Freedom movement has bolstered women's awareness, courage, and bravery, it has also resulted in significant oppression and increased pressure on women in Iran by the Islamic Republic..."
 

"Victory is not easy, but it is certain"
watch it here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LAMPz57Aqw 
Updates:
January 23, 2024
"The more of us they lock-up the stronger we become"...

Click here for a news-overview from January 15, 2024 'till October 31, 2023
 

 

 

 

 



JINA AMINI'S VOICE IS ALSO HEARD
And do read the incredible update!

despite the mullahs' regime to force it down!
And her mother speaks out loud and clear

 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 





MARJAM AKBARI MONFARED

Dec 30, 2023: Not bowing for the mullahs' regime she says: "Finally, one day, I will sing the song of victory from the summit of the mountain, like the sun. Tomorrow belongs to us"



 



March 12, 2024
I am a Woman! I Stand by My Beliefs!!

 

 

February 26, 2024

The Plight of Zeinab Jalalian: A Woman’s Struggle for Freedom and Justice

February 22, 2024 - RED ALERT
Leaked Documents Give Glimpse of Repression in Iran

Click here for more stories of Heroines of Iran
 

February 13, 2024

Forough Farrokhzad, a poet for all ages

Please do read the following articles with mostly very 'Inspiring Stories' - click on the underlined topics -
Updates
April 16, 2024: Tortured and in Deteriorating Health, Woman Activist in Iran Should be Immediately Released
April 13, 2024:
Iran Intensifies Hijab
Enforcement but Disobedience grows

April 10, 2024: Hijab Bill Triggers Outcry and Bankruptcy Concerns
April 12, 2024: Kowsar Eftekhari: He Smirked and Shot at My Eye
 
and
Click here for previous inspiring stories and  articles incl. Red Alerts

'The mullahs' regime / OHCHR* gallows' dance'

Update on this page:
Eighty-two human rights organizations direct a plea to the United Nations
And other stories...

April 8 - 5, 2024
No halt of executions

April 4 - March 28, 2024
Iran executes 853 people
*OHCHR - UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Click here for earlier reports

April 16 - 13, 2024
<<Marjan Hajizadeh, 19, hanged in the Central Prison of Zanjan, Iran...
and <<Atena Farghadani is violently rearrested, detained in Qarchak Prison...
and <<Aman Jalalinejad, a Teacher, Detained in Ahvaz by IRGC Forces: His Custody Status Remains Unknown...
and <<Iranian Forces' Direct Fire Claims Another Kolbar's Life in One Day...
and <<Repeated Detention of Salman Olfati, Retired Teacher and Kurdish Civil Rights Activist...
and <<Three Religious Activists in Sanandaj Subject to Enforced Disappearance for Nearly Two Years by Iranian Government...
and <<Iranian nurses hold protests against forced overtime work and more...
and <<Iran Arrests Former Goalkeeper's Wife, Daughter for Not Wearing Hijab...
and more news

 

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.



Update:


Shaker Behrouz
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 17 April 2024
<<Urmia, Iran : Kurdish Political Prisoner Initiates Hunger Strike
Shaker Behrouz, a Kurdish political detainee from Urmia, has commenced a hunger strike in protest against his prolonged, unjust detention at Urmia Central Prison, despite the fact that his sentence has ended. He has spent 5 years, 1 month, and 7 days incarcerated without the opportunity for furlough. During this time, he has faced two death sentences, both of which were overturned. According to a report obtained by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Shaker Behrouz, a political prisoner from 'Dizaj Margavar' in Urmia, began his hunger strike on Sunday, April 13, 2024. Today marks the fourth day of his strike. Despite his sentence ending last month, Shaker Behrouz remains detained under unclear circumstances by the Urmia Court's enforcement branch, citing ongoing case review. Shaker Behrouz was initially sentenced to death in August 2020 by the Second Branch of the Urmia Revolutionary Court, under Judge Sheikhlou's jurisdiction, on charges of <rebellion> and <Komala Party membership.> This charge was rendered while he was previously affiliated with the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, for which he had received a 5-year prison sentence by the same court. Eventually, the death sentence was overturned by the First Branch of the Iranian Supreme Court. A resident of 'Dizaj Margavar,' Shaker Behrouz had been a member of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan for 7 months before returning to Iran. He was apprehended by Urmia intelligence forces on Wednesday, March 12, 2019. After spending over a year at the department’s detention center, he was transferred to Urmia Central Prison in spring 2022. In December 2020, the First Branch of the Special Criminal Court for Juveniles in Urmia sentenced Shaker Behrouz to death for the alleged murder of a Revolutionary Guards member. This sentence was upheld by the 31st Branch of the Supreme Court in Qom last year. The case was closed with the consent of the plaintiff's family on June 30, 2022. Nevertheless, Shaker Behrouz was returned to Urmia Central Prison's political ward, where he was placed in solitary confinement in anticipation of execution.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/04/article-44 

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - April 16, 2024
<<Execution of a Couple in Zanjan Prison, Iran
The death sentence of a young couple, identified as Ismail Hassaniani and Marjan Hajizadeh from Shahin Dej, who were previously sentenced to death for drug-related charges in a joint case, was carried out in Zanjan Central Prison. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, at dawn on Thursday, April 11, 2024, the death sentences of the couple, aged 29 and 19, respectively, were executed in Zanjan Central Prison. According to knowledgeable sources, this couple, Turkish individuals from Shahin Dej and residents of Zanjan, were arrested approximately three years ago on charges of narcotics possession and were subsequently sentenced to death by the judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Iran Human Rights Organization reports that Marjan Hajizadeh was 16 years and four months old at the time of her arrest and was also a victim of child marriage. However, the organization has not been able to obtain a document confirming Marjan Hajizadeh's status as a juvenile offender. As of the time of compelling this report, the news of the couple's execution has not been announced in government media, particularly those affiliated with the judicial system of the Islamic Republic.>>
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/04/article-38

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - April 11, 2024
<<Calndestine Execution of a Prisoner in Shiraz Central Prison
The execution sentence of a prisoner identified as Alireza Marzban, who had previously been sentenced to death for the charge of murder, was carried out clandestinely in Shiraz Central Prison (Adel Abad). According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on April 7, 2024, the execution sentence of Alireza Marzban, a 27-year-old resident of Shiraz, was executed in Adel abad Prison (Shiraz Central Prison). This individual was arrested approximately three years ago following an altercation on charges of first-degree murder and was convicted with a death sentence shortly afterwards. According to an informed source, Alireza Marzaban was executed clandestinely, without the afforded right to a final visitation with his family. As of the publication of this report, government-affiliated media outlets, notably those linked with the judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran, have not covered this execution.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/04/article-27


Eighty-two human rights organizations
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - April 10, 2024
<<Eighty-two human rights organizations direct a plea to the United Nations: Make any cooperation with the Islamic Republic contingent on a complete halt on drug-related executions At least 82 human rights organizations and institutions, operating both within Iran and globally, including the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, have issued a joint appeal to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. This call underscores the imperative of refraining from any cooperation with the Islamic Republic unless it ceases all executions related to drug offenses. In a segment of this call, the following excerpt underscores:<We are concerned that hundreds more will be executed in the coming months if we do not increase the political cost of these executions for the Islamic Republic. We call on all human rights organisations and activists to take part in a special global campaign to stop drug-related executions in Iran.>
Call for joint action to stop drug-related executions in Iran
The death penalty or state murder is the Islamic Republic’s most important tool for instilling societal fear to maintain power. Executions in Iran increased dramatically following the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' uprising, with at least 834 people executed in 2023. In 2023, more than half of all recorded executions in Iran were for drug-related charges. At least 471 people were executed without any backlash or political cost for the Islamic Republic. The majority of those executed are from deprived and marginalised communities. The number of executions carried out in the ethnic regions, particularly the Kurd and Baluch, is disproportionally high compared to their population. In 2023, a third of those executed for drug-related charges were Baluch people. Drug defendants are sentenced to death by Revolutionary Courts based on torture-tainted confessions, without due process and fair trial rights and often without access to a lawyer. Drug-related executions have not received appropriate international reaction and their daily implementation is met with media silence. This has led to the authorities carrying out 18 times more drug executions in 2023 compared to 2020 with the lowest political cost. On the other hand, the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) which cooperates with Iran in combating drug trafficking, has not only remained silent about the sharp hike in drug executions, but signed a new agreement with the Islamic Republic in May 2023. In addition to legitimising the state’s use of the death penalty, this cooperation also leads to more executions through financial aid and equipment. We are concerned that hundreds more will be executed in the coming months if we do not increase the political cost of these executions for the Islamic Republic. We call on all human rights organisations and activists to take part in a special global campaign to stop drug-related executions in Iran. The aim of the campaign is to echo the voice of the most voiceless victims of the Islamic Republic's execution and intimidation machine. We also urge the UNODC to make any cooperation with the Islamic Republic contingent on a complete halt on drug-related executions.>>
Click here for a complete list of signatories:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/04/article-26

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - April 9, 2024
<<Implementation of Death Sentence for Inmate in Kermanshah Central Prison
Three months ago, the death sentence of a Kurdish inmate from Kermanshah, identified as Ali Mohammad Ahmadi, was carried out in the central prison of this city, and the news of his execution has not been disseminated by the media. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organisation for Human Rights, on the morning of Thursday, January 11, 2024, the execution of 33-year-old Ali Mohammad Ahmadi from Kermanshah was implemented in the Dizel Abad Prison in Kermanshah. As per an informed source, Ali Mohammad Ahmadi was detained in 2021 on charges of premeditated murder of one of his relatives and was sentenced to death by the judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the same year. It is worth mentioning that on the same day, the execution of another inmate from Paveh, Kermanshah province, named Meysam Habibi, who was sentenced to death on charges of premeditated murder, was also carried out. Despite three months passing since the execution, at the time of compiling this report, the news of this inmate's death has not been announced by government media, particularly those affiliated with the judiciary.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/04/article-24

Previous news:

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - March 8, 2024
<<Death Sentence of Inmate Implemented in Khorramabad Prison
The death sentence of inmate Hassanali Mirzania, a resident of Aleshtar city in Lorestan province, was executed at Khorramabad Central Prison. He had previously been sentenced to death for <homicide.> The execution took place during the month of Ramadan and without the right to a final family visit. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the execution of 30-year-old Hassanali Mirzania without the right to a final family visit was carried out in Khorramabad Central Prison (Parsilon) on the morning of Friday, April 5, 2024. Hassanali Mirzania was arrested several years ago on charges of <premeditated murder> for shooting and killing two brothers and was later sentenced to death by the judicial authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to a source close to the defendant's family, there was no intent to kill these two brothers; Hassanali mistakenly shot them. The news of this inmate's execution has not been announced by government media, especially media close to the judiciary, at the time of this report's preparation.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/04/article-20


Sakineh Parvaneh
NCRI - Womens committee - 8 April 2024 - in Women's News
<<Political prisoner Sakineh Parvaneh transferred to Tehran's notorious Evin Prison
Political prisoner Sakineh Parvaneh was transferred from Vakil Abad prison in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, to Tehran's Evin prison on the anniversary of her arrest for unknown reasons. The Kurdish political prisoner had previously gone on hunger strike for 3 days on January 30 to protest the execution of political prisoners. She was arrested on April 4, 2023, after being summoned by the IRGC's Intelligence Department in Mashhad and was then transferred to Section 5 of Mashhad Prison on the same day. Before this, political prisoner Sakineh Parvaneh was sentenced to 7.5 years of prison in the 5th Branch of the Mashhad Revolutionary Court by Judge Mansouri on charges of <insulting Khamenei>, <spreading propaganda against the state,> and <communication and cooperation with foreign media.> This trial was held without the lawyer of her choice. According to the judge, 2.5 years of prison remaining from her previous case will be added to her sentence. In 2020, Sakineh Parvaneh was sentenced to five years of prison and a two-year ban on membership in political organizations by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court on the charge of <membership in anti-state groups with the aim of disrupting the security of the country.> In October 2022, Parvaneh was beaten by prison guards and transferred to solitary confinement after protesting the condition of women detained in this prison during the nationwide protests. About four years ago, the IRGC seized all Sakineh Parvaneh's registration documents, and even after she was temporarily released, her documents were not returned rendering her unable to carry out her basic needs including renting a home, working, and buying a SIM card, among other things. Political prisoner Sakineh Parvaneh is from Quchan city in Razavi Khorasan province.>>
Source:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2024/04/08/political-prisoner-sakineh-parvaneh/


Mohammad Mehdi Karami
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - April 5, 2024
<<Mohammad Mehdi Karami's Father: Eight Months of Detention in Karaj Central Prison
Mashallah Karami, father of Mohammad Mehdi (Komar) Karami, a protester executed during the Woman, Life, Freedom (Jin, Jiyan, Azadi) Movement, has spent the past 7 months and 15 days in detention. This grieving father faces four charges across two revolutionary and criminal courts, potentially leading to severe sentences. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Mashallah Karami, a member of the grieving families and father of Mohammad Mehdi Karami (Komar), has endured 225 days in detention under severe psychological pressure.
Recently, Ali Sharifzadeh Ardekani, Karami's lawyer, stated: <I met my client in Karaj Prison, where he appeared to be in good physical condition but emotionally burdened by the separation from his child, family, and society.> The attorney added: <Our primary concern now is for his wife, who unfortunately does not sustain favorable mental and emotional conditions while also coping with the death of their son and her husband's imprisonment.> Mashallah Karami faces charges of <anti-government propaganda> and <collusion and consensus> in the Revolutionary Court. Additionally, in the criminal court of Alborz province, he is accused of <illicit enrichment> and <money laundering.> Branch 2 of the criminal court in Nazarabad city has scheduled Mashallah Karami's case hearing for the 29th of the current month, while the Revolutionary Court of Karaj has not yet set a trial date. Previously, Hengaw reported intensified pressure on other members of Karami's family, with their bank accounts frozen and digital devices confiscated by the Ministry of Intelligence. Furthermore, Sirvan Karami, Mashallah Karami's son, and his wife face severe pressure and threats regarding any news sharing related to his father's case and detention conditions. Mashallah Karami was transferred from the Karaj Intelligence Department detention center to the Central Prison of this city on the 6th of the current month. Days prior to that, intelligence forces raided his residence, seizing some of Mohammad Mehdi Karami's personal belongings. Mashallah Karami was detained on August 22, 2023, by security forces, had his home searched, and his mobile phone and other personal items confiscated before being transferred to the Central Prison of Karaj (Reform and Rehabilitation Center).
Mohammad Mehdi Karami, a 21-year-old Kurdish youth from Bijar, along with Mohammad Hosseini, another defendant in the case known as the <murder> of Rouhollah Ajamian (a member of the Basij Organization), were sentenced to death and executed after severe torture on January 6, 2023. These two individuals were detained during the Woman, Life, Freedom movement.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/04/article-8
 
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