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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: Feb wk5 part3 -- Feb wk5 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

And
For all topics below
that may hopefully interest you click on the image:
February 19, 2024: Noteworthy by G. d'A.: concerning the below topics from here on all news will be embedded in either the actual news coverage or in a headlined title with a link to the full report or to ' The dance 'round the gallows' news.

'THE NO-HIJABIS

Updated February 5, 2024

'BIOLOGICAL
TERROR ATTACKS
AGAINST SCHOOLGIRLS'

Updated October 10, 2023

'IRANIAN JOURNALISTS
UNDER SIEGE'

Updated February 23, 2024  

'BLINDING
AS A WEAPON'

Updated January 3, 2024

'THE HANGING SPREE'

Updated Januari 24, 2024

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 March 1, 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
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
   

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 February 26, 2024
"The Islamic Republic deserves national sanctions and global condemnation. Boycotting the elections of the dictatorial religious regime is not just a political imperative but also a moral duty for those seeking freedom and justice in Iran."

Update February 9, 2024
"Mohammadi urges the world body to "declare gender and sex apartheid as a crime against humanity in international legal documents. For decades, Iranian women's lives have faced various forms of sex and gender-based discrimination under the shadow of the Islamic Republic government,"

"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"



 

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
February 16, 2024


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
26 Feb, 2024: The death of prisoners under torture
22 Feb, 2024:
UPDATE: Glimpse of Repression in Iran

26 Feb, 2024:
Torture and Overcrowding in
Prison System

24 Feb, 2024: Long Life Freedom; Hail Iranian Women

 
Click here for previous inspiring stories and  articles incl. Red Alerts
 

 

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

Copyright: Walter Draesner
February 25, 2024

"Don't tell my Mama"
February 20 - 15, 2024
Radio-silence? The never-ending hanging soap aka 'reality-show'.
*OHCHR - UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Click here for earlier reports

Click here for the latest news of the
'Woman, Life, Freedom'
revolution
XXX

 

March 1 - February 29, 2024
<<Sporadic Violence Breaks Out During Iran’s Polling Day...
and <<Iranian Conscript Takes His Own Life as Military Suicides Rise...
and <<Jailed Iranian Singer’s Phone Access Cut for Urging Election Boycott...
and <<Grammy-winning Iranian Protest Singer Sentenced to Jail...
and <<Iranian Government Sends Ballot Boxes to Flooded Province—Instead of Aid...
and <<Two 17-Year-Old Kurdish Minors Detained by Iranian Authorities
 

 

February 29 - 27, 2024
<<Iranian Student Groups Call for Islamic Republic's <Overthrow>...
and <<Iranian LGBTQ Activist Arrested to Serve Prison Sentence...
and <<Arrest of Sarina Jahani for Incarceration Sentence in Tehran...
and <<Dozens of Iranians Arrested for Calling for Election Boycott Online...
and <<Arrest of Masoud Shekari, Father of Executed Protester...
and <<LGBTQ+ Community Activist Apprehended in Urmia...
and <<Sharifeh Mohammadi remains in custody for 95 days in Lakan Prison...
and <<Political prisoner Narges Mansouri sentenced to additional 3 years in prison...
and more news
 

February 27 - 23, 2024
<<Iranian Rapper Languishing in Prison Tells Judiciary: <Take My Life Too>...
and <<12 Iranian Women's Rights Activists to Go on Trial this Week...
and <<Labor activist Sharifeh Mohammadi transferred to Lakan Prison in Rasht...
and <<Activist Arrested for Publicizing Abuse of Iranian Prisoners...
and <<Iranian Anti-Headscarf "Woman, Life, Freedom" Singer Tagged with Ankle Band...
and <<Iranian Azeri Activist Declares Hunger Strike from Even Prison...
and <<Iranian Activists Boycott Parliamentary Election and Call for Public Support...
and <<Kurdish Protester, Blinded in Security Crackdown, Sentenced to Prison...
and <<Dozens of Inmates Died in Iran's Prisons Last Year...
and more news

February 23 - 21, 2024
<<Iranian Sunni Cleric Says Executions Are <Unjustifiable>...
and <<The Costs of Iran's Massive Brain Drain...
and <<Iran's <Hijab and Chastity Bill> Goes Back to Guardian Council...
and <<Nahid Khodajoo Jailed to Serve 5 years; Sara Siahpour Fired...
and <<The Costs of Iran's Massive Brain Drain...
and <<Iranian Protester Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison, 74 Lashes...
and <<A Story of Courage and Resistance: Iranian Girls at the Forefront of Protests...
and <<Woman, Life, Freedom Movement: Kurdish Individual Shahin Wasaf Sentenced to Death...
and <<Repression of Kurdish Language Lecturers: A Grim Reality in Iran...
and more news
and also will bring you to Februari 10 - and earlier in 2024

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 - 1 March 2024
<<Sporadic Violence Breaks Out During Iran’s Polling Day
Iran's elections were marred by sporadic violence and reports of pressure or voter intimidation against individuals boycotting the polls. News agencies reported a <failed assassination attempt> on a high-ranking cleric, Alireza Hasani, the Friday prayer Leader of central Meybod city, by an individual with unknown motives. The attacker, wielding a <sharp object,> was apprehended by worshippers. Separately, three members of the Basij paramilitary force were attacked with <bladed weapons> while en route to a polling station in northern Tehran. One individual sustained serious injuries, another required surgery, and the third risked losing vision in one eye. Authorities are seeking information about the attackers, who fled the scene. Reports also emerged of arrests and confrontations targeting individuals boycotting the elections. The Khorasan Razavi Police Command's Cyber Center reported identifying and blocking 11 Instagram pages accused of disrupting public order, promoting anti-government propaganda, and advocating for election boycotts. Legal action was taken against the administrators. Throughout the past few days, numerous reports emerged of citizens being apprehended for election boycotts. On February 28, the police commander of West Azerbaijan province announced the arrest of 50 <social media page operators> accused of <disrupting public order and inciting non-participation in the elections.> The police official warned that publishing <content that creates [social] tensions> online would be considered a crime. Despite the emphasis on voter turnout by the Islamic Republic's leader, reports and social media posts indicated a low turnout for the elections.>>
Read more here:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/125956-sporadic-violence-breaks-out-during-irans-polling-day/

Iranwire - 1 March 2024
<<Iranian Conscript Takes His Own Life as Military Suicides Rise
An Iranian military conscript took his own life by gunshot on February 29 amid a surge in suicides among Iranian military personnel. Behnam Jafarizadeh, the revolutionary prosecutor of Bam city in the southeastern city of Kerman province, reported that the conscript was serving in the city's judiciary office. <After being granted a few hours of leave, the soldier returned to his service unit and took his own life while alone,> Jafarizadeh told the semi-official Mehr news agency. He was on guard duty and shot himself with a Kalashnikov rifle. The identity of the conscript was not disclosed.
Jafarizadeh added that examination of the conscripts' final communications <suggests personal issues may have played a role.> Military service is mandatory for all Iranian male citizens above 18, with some exceptions, according to the Iranian constitution. The 24-month service duration, coupled with potential physical and psychological pressures, has drawn criticism. Some cases lead to self-harm or violence. In January a conscript opened fire on fellow soldiers in the same province and killed five of them. The incident occurred on January 21 when the soldier arrived at a barracks dormitory and opened fire on the resting soldiers.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/125961-iranian-conscript-takes-his-own-life-as-military-suicides-rise/


Shervin Hajipour <Baraye>, (For)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmHpGpcADbI

Iranwire - 1 March 2024
<<Jailed Iranian Singer’s Phone Access Cut for Urging Election Boycott
Islamic Republic officials have cut the telephone access of incarcerated singer Toomaj Salehi after he called for an elections boycott. <After Toomaj Salehi's message regarding the election boycott and ongoing harassment, and in continued violation of his rights, his phone calls were abruptly terminated under orders from the Ministry of Intelligence,> Salehi's social media accounts, managed by his relatives overseas, posted on March 1.
<At present, we have no information about his current condition,> they added. Salehi, 33, was initially arrested in October 2022 after making public statements in support of nationwide protests that had erupted the previous month. He had released songs that criticized the government and supported the protests demanding more freedoms and women's rights, and posted pictures and videos of himself during the demonstrations.
In July 2023, a court sentenced the artist to six years and three months in prison for <corruption on earth.> He was released on bail on November 18, 2023, after the Supreme Court, responding to an appeal, found <flaws in the original sentence.> It sent the case back to a lower court for a reexamination and possible retrial. Salehi was returned to jail less than two weeks later to face new charges after publicly talking about his alleged torture in prison in a video.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/prisoners/125964-jailed-iranian-singers-phone-access-cut-for-urging-election-boycott/


Mehdi Yarrahi 'Soroode zendegi' (Live's anthem)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr3d5PgWqRU
Iranwire - 1 March 2024
<<Grammy-winning Iranian Protest Singer Sentenced to Jail
Iranian authorities have sentenced singer Shervin Hajipour, a vocal supporter of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, to three years and eight months in prison. He is charged with <propaganda activities against the Islamic Republic> and <inciting people to riot.> Hajipour announced the verdict in an Instagram post on March 1, also revealing a two-year ban on leaving the country. Hajipour's troubles stem from the release of the popular protest song <Braye>, or <For,> which became an anthem for the protest movement following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini in September 2022. The song, garnering millions of views within days, resonated with lyrics drawn from ordinary Iranians' social media posts and its critique of the Islamic Republic, and went on to win the <Song for Social Change> award at the 65th Grammy Awards. Hajipour's sentencing has raised concerns over the harshness of the punishment as he has no prior criminal record. His song seems to be the only basis for the charges and sentencing. The news comes amid the ongoing imprisonment of other singers associated with the protests, including Toomaj Salehi, Mehdi Yaraahi, and Saman Yasin.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/125950-grammy-winning-iranian-protest-singer-sentenced-to-jail/

Iranwire - 1 March 2024
<<Iranian Government Sends Ballot Boxes to Flooded Province—Instead of Aid
Ballot boxes have been delivered to impoverished areas grappling with floods in Sistan and Baluchistan province even though Islamic Republic government agencies have yet to provide any aid or relief after five days of flooding. After heavy rain and flooding in the restive province, 387 villages are still flooded, with more than 110,000 people displaced or in other dire circumstances. The flooding has badly affected farms, mud houses, rural roads, and local infrastructure, leading to road closures and isolating villages from nearby cities and each other. Due to the flooded roads, broken bridges, and washed-out pathways, only air assistance is feasible. Ahmadreza Hashemzehi, the governor of Qasr-e Qand district, said two major dams had overflowed due to the recent rains and floods. Baluch activists have criticized the Islamic Republic for ignoring flood victims and accused it of sending ballot boxes to flooded areas to advance its political agenda.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/125948-iranian-government-sends-ballot-boxes-to-flooded-provinceinstead-of-aid/
Opinion by G. d'A.: the solution is simple: don't vote for this corrupt murderous regime. Instead prepare to walk together the 'Long live a Free Iran' to the Azadi tower and plant the flag of Victory. I'll keep you posted about how corrupt and evil the mullahs' regime is!


Metin Razian and Navid Mustafazadeh
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 29 Feb 2024
<<Two 17-Year-Old Kurdish Minors Detained by Iranian Authorities
In recent days, two 17-year-old Kurdish individuals, Metin Razian from Saqqez, Sanandaj province, and Navid Mustafazadeh from Bukan, Urmia province, were apprehended by the security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran and transported to undisclosed locations. According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Matin Razian from Saqqez was detained by the Intelligence Department forces at 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. On Thursday, February 27, Navid Mustafazadeh, a 17-year-old resident of Dashband village in Bukan, was arrested by the Intelligence Department forces without the presentation of any judicial documents. A source close to Matin Razian's family revealed that Matin was apprehended while returning from a sports club near their residence in the Salehabad neighborhood of Saqqez. The source further revealed that Matin, a student, also worked as a Kolbar in his spare time to support his family. At the time of reporting, detailed information regarding the reasons for the arrests and charges, as well as the fate and whereabouts of these two Kurdish adolescents, remains undisclosed.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/02/two-17-year-old-kurdish-minors-detained-by-iranian-authorities-reports-hengaw

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