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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 8, 2024)
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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.
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Articles about JINA
March 4 - February 27, 2024:
<<Iranian Teacher Arrested for
<Illegal Gathering> at Mahsa Amini's Grave...
and more news
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 updated 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
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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
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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 also the above linked incredible
December 2023 update!
despite the mullahs'
regime to force it down!
And her mother speaks
out loud and clear
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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"
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Please do read
the following articles with mostly very
'Inspiring Stories' - click on the underlined topics -
Updates
4 March, 2024:
My vote is regime change
and
The-Womens-Fight-4-Freedom-in-2023
and
Constitutional Guarantees v.s
Discriminatory Realities
and
Report on Women's Rights
Violations Feb 24
and
Arrests by irgc forces
March 5, 2024:
Assault on baha'i rights
February 24, 2024:
mullahs' regime crimes against
women Feb24
earlier:
26 Feb, 2024:
The death of prisoners under
torture
and
Click here for previous inspiring
stories and articles
incl. Red Alerts
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'The mullahs' regime / OHCHR* gallows' dance'
Copyright: Walter Draesner
March 2 - February 22, 2024
Saman Yasin, jailed Iranian
rapper: "Take my life too and be done with it"
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
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March 8, 2024
<<UN Report Blames Islamic
Republic for Mahsa Amini's Death...
and <<Over 325 Women
Detained in 2023 Amid Iran's Hijab Law Enforcement...
and <<Nobel Laureate Narges
Mohammadi Urges Action Against "Gender Apartheid" in
Iran...
and <<Iranian MP Reveals
Elections Fraud and Vote-Buying in Recent Polls...
and <<Iranian Cleric
Pressured to Make <False Confessions>...
and <<US Slams Iran for
Destroying Graves of Minority Baha'is...
and <<Iran sentences Zainab
Khaniabpour to additional prison term...
and Five Kolbars Shot and
Critically Injured in Western Iran
that's all for now but the revolution continues!
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March 7 - 6, 2024
<<Amnesty International condemns Iran’s
compulsory headscarf crackdown...
and <<Iranian Political Prisoner Attempts
Suicide Amid Medical Neglect...
and <<Iranian Reformist Tajzadeh Faces New
Charges Amid Ongoing Jail Time...
and <<Iranian Officials Bar Elderly Women
from Playing Football...
and <<Iranian Teachers Sent to Prison for
Participating in Protests...
and <<Top Swedish Court Rejects Review of
Ex-Iranian Official's Life Sentence...
and <<Iranian Film Collective in Germany
Takes on Social Issues with Short Films...
and <<Iranian Authorities Level Dozens of
Baha'i Graves...
and <<Iran <Terrorizing> Women Through
Hijab Crackdown: Amnesty International...
and more news |
March 5 - 1, 2024
<<Former Political Prisoner
Among Asylum Seekers Detained En Route to Italy...
and <<11 University
Students Suspended in Tehran for Attending Party...
and <<Iranian Authorities
Stopped Top Sunni Cleric's Trip to Flood-Hit Region...
and <<Kurdish College
Student Arrested by Iranian Authorities...
and <<Iranian Border Forces
Shoot Another Kurdish Kolbar as Attacks Rise...
and <<Indictment prepared
against Shida Saberi for holding sign reading Jin,Jiyan,
Azadi...
and <<Iranian Teacher
Arrested for <Illegal Gathering> at Mahsa Amini's
Grave...
and <<Zeinab Ghahhari
(Mother Merrikhi)...
and <<February 2024: 67
Kolbars Killed or Injured at the Borders of Kurdistan...
and <<Sarina Jahani, 20,
serving her two-year time in Evin Prison...
and more news
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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
and also will bring you through the rest of Februari 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.
Jinha - Womens News Agency 7 March 2024
<<Amnesty International condemns Iran’s compulsory headscarf crackdown
<The Iranian authorities are terrorizing women and girls by subjecting
them to constant surveillance and policing,> Amnesty International's
Middle East and North Africa Deputy Director Diana Eltahawy said in a
press statement on Wednesday.
News Center- Ahead of International Women’s Day, Amnesty International
has released a press statement, condemning Iran for its crackdown
enforcing compulsory hijab laws. According to testimonies collected by
Amnesty International, tens of thousands of women have had their cars
arbitrarily confiscated as punishment for defying Iran’s veiling laws,
while others have been prosecuted and sentenced to flogging or prison
terms, or have faced other penalties such as fines or being forced to
attend <morality> classes. <In newly-collected testimonies from 46
people, 41 women, including a trans woman, one girl and four men, the
stark details are revealed over how a range of Iranian state agencies
are involved in persecuting women and girls or exercising their rights
to bodily autonomy and freedom of expression and belief,> the statement
said.
Amnesty International has released excerpts of 20 of the testimonies to
provide a glimpse into the frightening daily reality faced by women and
girls in Iran. At the time of publication, proceedings against six of
the women were ongoing. <In a sinister attempt to wear down resistance
to compulsory veiling in the wake of the ‘Woman Life Freedom’ uprising,
the Iranian authorities are terrorizing women and girls by subjecting
them to constant surveillance and policing, disrupting their daily lives
and causing them immense mental distress,> Amnesty International's
Middle East and North Africa Deputy Director Diana Eltahawy said in the
statement. <The intensifying persecution of women and girls is taking
place just weeks before the UN Human Rights Council is set to vote on
extending a fact-finding mission with a mandate to investigate
violations since the death in custody of Mahsa/Jina Amini, particularly
against women and children.> >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/amnesty-international-condemns-iran-s-compulsory-headscarf-crackdown-34712?page=1
Iranwire - 7 March 2024
<<Iranian Political Prisoner Attempts Suicide Amid Medical Neglect
An incarcerated Iranian political activist attempted to take his own
life Wednesday night in Tehran's notorious Evin prison, IranWire has
learned.
Mosayeb Raisi Yeganeh was subsequently taken to Loqman Hospital in the
capital. Upon his transfer to the hospital, Yeganeh was unconscious, and
his current condition remains unknown. Yeganeh was taken to Tajrish
Martyrs Hospital for medical treatment during the weekend. However,
prison authorities obstructed his treatment by hospital staff. Despite
experiencing severe breathing difficulties that led to his transfer to
Tajrish Martyrs Hospital, he was swiftly returned to prison after a
cursory examination without a lung scan. Yeganeh suffered significant
lung injuries in a fire at Evin prison last year. With limited time for
medical treatment between his release and re-arrest, coupled with
inadequate medical attention in prison and the onset of bronchitis,
there are growing concerns about his deteriorating condition. Yeganeh
was arrested for the second time on April 17, 2023. He was sentenced by
the 28th branch of the Revolutionary Court to six years in prison for
charges of <propaganda against the Islamic Republic,> <insulting sacred
values,> and <insulting the founder of the Islamic Republic.> >>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/prisoners/126175-iranian-political-prisoner-attempts-suicide-amid-medical-neglect/
Iranwire - 7 March 2024
<<Iranian Reformist Tajzadeh Faces New Charges Amid Ongoing Jail Time
Iran's judiciary has summoned political activist and prominent reformist
Mostafa Tajzadeh to face fresh charges even as he remains incarcerated.
The new charges against him include <gathering and colluding to act
against national security> and <propaganda activity against the Islamic
Republic.> According to a report on Tajzadeh's Telegram channel, he
received the summons on March 6. He has to appear in court on March 9 to
answer the charges. However, Tajzadeh, who has frequently called for
structural changes in the country, refused to appear in court. He stated
that he would not accept the summons and anticipates further
imprisonment based on these new charges. In September 2022, the activist
was sentenced to five years in prison on charges including <collusion
against national security,> <spreading falsehoods,> and <propaganda
against the Islamic Republic.> Tajzadeh's summons comes shortly after
publicly labeling the March 1 elections as a <historic failure> for the
country's governance system, holding Khamenei responsible. The elections
saw a record-low voter turnout of around 40 percent. In a letter
published on his Telegram channel on February 18, Tajzadeh accused
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei of neglecting Iran's pressing issues and
rendering the electoral process meaningless. Khamenei, who has the last
say on all matters in Iran, has withheld <the contributions of capable
individuals> and hindered <essential structural reform,> said Tajzadeh.
The political reformist has been repeatedly arrested since 2009 and
subjected to harsh sentences.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/126158-iranian-reformist-tajzadeh-faces-new-charges-amid-ongoing-jail-time/
Iranwire - 7 March 2024 - by PAYAM YOUNESIPOUR
<<Iranian Officials Bar Elderly Women from Playing Football
Intelligence officials in a remote Iranian village have denied access to
a group of elderly women to a dirt field for playing football, IranWire
reports.
The women, residents of Amerkajla village in the northern city of Abbas
Abad and aged between 50 and 60, were informed that their activity was
deemed <illegal> and a <breach of norms.> The decision stems from the
Islamic Republic's stance on women's participation in football. The
women wanted to stay active and bond with each other by playing
football, according to IranWire sources. They set up matches, using
different colored headscarves to tell the teams apart because they
didn't have many resources. These weekly sessions had a positive impact
on their well-being and morale, the sources said. They were approached
by three plainclothed officials who informed them that playing football
outdoors was prohibited for women, regardless of their age. The women
were advised to rent an indoor facility instead. The officials expressed
concerns that the older women's participation in an outdoor sport could
negatively influence the youth and potentially lead to <lawlessness.>
Financial constraints prevent these women from renting an indoor
facility, so they remain hesitant to abandon their outdoor games.
However, the Abbas Abad Intelligence Department warned them that
returning to the field would be considered a violation with potential
legal consequences.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/women/126166-iranian-officials-bar-elderly-women-from-playing-football/
Opinion by G. d.A: Result: 5-0 Women-led Revolution vs. the mullahs'
regime
Iranwire - 7 March 2024
<<Kurdish Political Prisoner in Iran Faces Fresh Accusation
Kurdish political prisoner Saada Khadirzadeh, who was previously cleared
of murder charges by the Supreme Court of Iran, now faces a new
accusation in a Revolutionary Court. She is now accused of <assisting in
the purchase of weapons.> Khadirzadeh could have been released on parole
or furlough since she had already completed more than two years of her
initial sentence. However, with this new accusation, Iranian security
institutions appear intent on keeping her imprisoned. In February, the
Supreme Court overturned Khadirzadeh's ten-year sentence for <helping in
murder.> She still faces separate sentences for <helping her husband to
escape> and having <membership> of a Kurdish opposition party, amounting
to five years in prison. Reports say the new complaint, filed by the
family of the plaintiff with reported ties to the Intelligence
Department, aims to keep Khadirzadeh and her daughter behind bars. The
first hearing of the new case, held in February, was reportedly marred
by disrespect and threats from the plaintiffs. They even tried to beat
Khedirzadeh's baby daughter. Despite her lawyer protesting, the judge
justified the new case, claiming that even if the Supreme Court <broke
the verdict,> Khadirzadeh faces a new accusation. Her fate remains
uncertain as the Kurdish political prisoner awaits the verdict in the
new case. She has also been denied any time outside prison with her
daughter.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/women/126164-kurdish-political-prisoner-in-iran-faces-fresh-accusation/
Iranwire - 7 March 2024
<<Iranian Teachers Sent to Prison for Participating in Protests
A Revolutionary Court in the northern Iranian city of Rasht, has
sentenced ten teachers to two years in prison each, along with fines,
for protest participation. The teachers are all members of the Iran
Teachers' Trade Association. They were convicted for <disturbing public
order by participating in and organizing protest gatherings and
resisting police officers.> The court verdict also prohibits them from
joining any political or civil groups for two years. The teachers have
been identified as Anoosh Adeli, Mahmood Sedighipour, Aziz Ghasemzadeh,
Teymoor Bagheri Koodakani, Tahmasb Sohrabi, Gholamreza Akbarzadeh
Baghian, Ali Nahali, Mohammad Javad Saeedi, Jahanbakhsh Lajevardi, and
Yadollah Baharestania.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/126165-iranian-teachers-sent-to-prison-for-participating-in-protests/
Iranwire - 7 March 2024
<<Jailed Iranian Rapper Saman Yasin Sent to Psychiatric Hospital Again
Saman Yasin, a well-known Iranian rapper imprisoned since the 2022
anti-government uprising, has once again been transferred to a
psychiatric hospital in less than a year. This is the second time he has
been sent to a psychiatric hospital. His family was informed about the
transfer through a phone call, as reported by the Kurdistan Human Rights
Network. Previously, on July 22, 2023, he was transferred from Rajaei
Shahr prison in Karaj, near Tehran, to Aminabad Psychiatric Hospital. He
returned to jail after a few days of involuntary hospitalization. Yasin
expressed his despair in a recent letter to the head of the Islamic
Republic's judiciary, detailing his frustration after 18 months of
uncertainty and transfers between Tehran and Karaj prisons. <You've
staged mock executions, hospitalized me... What's left? Take my life too
and be done with it,> he wrote. Yasin, a vocal critic of Iran's clerical
establishment, was arrested on October 2, 2022, and tortured during his
detention before being sentenced to death on October 29 on the charge of
<waging war against God.>
The Supreme Court later overturned the sentence.
In his letter, Yasin highlighted his ongoing struggles with mental and
physical health issues, saying, <I continue to suffer, yet incompetent
officials cannot even facilitate my access to medical care. > <Please
inform me of the crime I have committed. If I am found guilty, then
imprison me, if not, then acquit me,> he wrote.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/126162-jailed-iranian-rapper-saman-yasin-sent-to-psychiatric-hospital-again/
Iranwire - 7 March 2024
<<Top Swedish Court Rejects Review of Ex-Iranian Official's Life
Sentence
Sweden's Supreme Court has refused to review the life imprisonment
sentence for Hamid Nouri, a former Iranian judicial official. <The
Supreme Court has now decided not to grant leave to appeal. This means
that the judgment of the Court of Appeal stands,> a Swedish court said
on March 6.
Nouri was convicted of participating in the mass executions of political
prisoners in 1988 while he was an assistant prosecutor at Gohardasht
prison in Iran. Nouri was arrested in 2019 upon arrival at Stockholm
airport, and his trial began in August 2021 after Swedish authorities
invoked the principle of <universal jurisdiction.> He was sentenced to
life in prison in 2022 by the Stockholm District Court, which convicted
him of <crime against international law.> The ruling garnered
significant attention online, with many celebrating it as a <victory for
justice.> Plaintiffs in the case, alongside human rights activists,
expressed hope that the ruling will set a precedent for holding Iranian
officials accountable for human rights violations. They emphasized the
need for increased international cooperation to address such abuses in
Iran. The Iranian government, however, condemned the Swedish court's
decision and took retaliatory actions, including the detention of two
Swedish citizens.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/126160-top-swedish-court-rejects-review-of-ex-iranian-officials-life-sentence/
Iranwire - 6 March 2024 - ROGHAYEH REZAEI
<<Floods Displace 500,000 in Iran's Sistan and Baluchistan: Government
Aid Missing
For over six days, half a million people in southeastern Sistan and
Baluchistan province have been left homeless and stranded amid
devastation.
Severe flooding has ravaged farms, mud houses, rural roads, and local
infrastructure, closing roads and isolating villages from nearby cities
and each other. With roads flooded, bridges broken, and pathways washed
out, air assistance has become the only feasible means of aid. IranWire
sources report a clear absence of governmental action to support those
impacted by the floods. Visuals emerging from the province depict a
scene all too familiar, which is a repeat of the tragedy faced four
years prior during the floods. Homes are in ruins, livestock is
submerged in mud, and fertile lands lay waste. Baluch activists
highlight that while media and aid have concentrated on the Dashtiari
region, the sporadic restoration of internet service reveals a far more
dire situation. The devastation is most severe along the Kajoo River,
where six villages, home to over a thousand people, have been severed
from the world for a week. Eyewitnesses recount the perilous journey of
a pregnant woman's journey across the swollen river on a tractor,
seeking safety. Moreover, widespread internet outages have further cut
off flood-stricken communities, silencing their cries for help.
Human rights advocate Fariba Borhanzehi points to the region's
vulnerability, a result of persistent neglect in economic, healthcare,
and educational infrastructure. Her words paint a picture of collapsed
homes, uprooted families, and an enduring crisis, emphasizing the
chronic challenges faced by the region's inhabitants. Another Baluch
civil activist living in Iran highlighted the desperate need for medical
supplies amidst government indifference. He voiced suspicion that
authorities are indifferent to the suffering, perhaps even finding
satisfaction in the plight of those they should protect. <You can see it
in their actions,> he explained. <They stop fuel trucks meant to help
our people. Gas stations won't sell fuel.> <Security institutions block
aid to flood victims,> he added. Masoud Raisi, another activist, told
IranWire about the inaction of government-affiliated entities like the
Crisis Management Organization. In contrast, he commended the Red
Crescent, noting the exceptional commitment of local Baluch field
workers, despite the inaction of others.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/126132-floods-displace-500000-in-irans-sistan-and-baluchistan-government-aid-missing/
Iranwire - 6 March 2024
<<Iranian Film Collective in Germany Takes on Social Issues with Short
Films
A group of Iranian artists and activists have come together in Germany
to form a unique film collective called Perspective. Their goal is not
only to tell stories but also to inspire critical thinking and challenge
societal norms through short films on social media. Launched in
September 2023, the group has already released four films tackling
various social issues. <Our films use an analytical and inquisitive
approach to explore complex social, political, cultural, and economic
issues,> Pooyan Mokari, a writer, journalist, and member of Perspective,
said. <We aim to move beyond simplistic narratives and encourage empathy
and understanding among viewers,> he added. <Perspective> films feature
professional actors who dramatize social problems, followed by expert
analysis and potential solutions. <We aim to offer fresh perspectives on
how to approach these challenges,> said Mokari. The group emphasizes
offering alternative viewpoints rather than dictating solutions. <We
want to present a different way of thinking and demonstrate the
possibility of different approaches to complex issues,> Mokari added.
Perspective has already addressed topics like economic difficulties and
navigating online relationships as parents. Their next film, set for
release next Monday, will explore the topic of executions.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/126122-iranian-film-collective-in-germany-takes-on-social-issues-with-short-films/
Iranwire - 6 March 2024
<<Iranian Authorities Level Dozens of Baha'i Graves
Authorities in the Islamic Republic have demolished over 30 graves
belonging to the Baha'i religious minority at a cemetery in Tehran.
According to a statement issued by the Baha'i International Community (BIC)
on March 5, the authorities removed grave markers and used bulldozers to
flatten the resting places, effectively erasing any evidence of the
burials. The government's action follows a pattern spanning two years
where it forcibly buried deceased Baha'is in this location, denying
families the right to participate in funeral rites and not adhering to
Baha'i burial customs. <It's almost Nowruz [Persian new year], and while
families who have recently lost their loved ones are still grieving
their passing, the Iranian authorities impose fresh horrors on them,
proving, ultimately, their utter inhumanity,> said Simin Fahandej,
Representative of the Baha'i International Community, to the United
Nations in Geneva, said in the statement. <They are destroying the
graves of people who died only in the past few months, even just a few
weeks ago -- people whose memories are still fresh in the minds and
hearts of their loved ones. <No religious or cultural norm, in any part
of the world, supports this kind of cruel desecration. This is cultural
cleansing, through the destruction of graves and cemeteries, aiming to
erase Baha'i identity from the consciousness of the Iranian people,> she
added. Before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Tehran's Baha'i community
owned an 80,000 square meter cemetery at Khavaran and a 1.5 million
square meter cemetery property in the Kabirabad area of the capital.
Both properties were confiscated in the 1980s by the new Islamic
Republic, and at least 15,000 graves were demolished at Khavaran. The
government has intensified its crackdown on members of the Baha'i faith,
imprisoning dozens of them on spurious charges over the past year,
denying them access to higher education and livelihoods, and
confiscating or destroying their personal properties.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/bahais-of-iran/126123-iranian-authorities-level-dozens-of-bahai-graves/
Iranwire - 6 March 2024
<<Iran <Terrorizing> Women Through Hijab Crackdown: Amnesty
International
The Islamic Republic's authorities are <terrorizing> women by waging a
large-scale campaign to enforce compulsory hijab laws in Iran, said
Amnesty International. The authorities have started extensive
surveillance of women and girls in public spaces coupled with mass
police checks specifically targeting women drivers. Consequently,
thousands of Iranian women have been deprived of their vehicles,
confiscated without justification, as a consequence of alleged
violations of Iran's hijab laws. Several others have been punished with
flogging, imprisonment, fines, or mandatory attendance in <morality>
classes, according to a report published by Amnesty International on
March 5. Testimonies collected by the human rights organization, along
with official documents like court verdicts, show that multiple state
agencies in Iran are persecuting women and girls for expressing their
rights to freedom of expression and belief. Amnesty gathered testimonies
from 46 people - 41 women, one girl, one trans woman, and four men - in
February 2024. It has shared excerpts from 20 testimonies to shed light
on the challenging daily experiences of women and girls under the
Islamic Republic. Many witnesses in the report say they were arrested
and put on trial in recent months. <In a sinister attempt to wear down
resistance to compulsory veiling in the wake of the 'Woman Life Freedom'
uprising, Iran’s authorities are terrorizing women and girls by
subjecting them to constant surveillance and policing, disrupting their
daily lives and causing them immense mental distress,> said Diana
Eltahawy, Amnesty International's Deputy Director for the Middle East
and North Africa. All women in Iran are stipulated to conceal their hair
with a headscarf or hijab, and wear loose-fitting trousers under their
coats while in public. But a growing number of Iranian women have
appeared in public without head coverings. As a result, the Ministry of
Interior has intensified pressure to enforce the hijab law, deploying
enforcers on the streets, imposing fines for refusing to wear a
headscarf, confiscating their cars, and denying them government
services.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/women/126125-iran-terrorizing-women-through-hijab-crackdown-amnesty-international/
Injured Kolbars
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 6 March 2024
<<Borders of Kurdistan: Two Kurdish Kolbars Injured in Iranian Armed
Forces' Shooting
Two kolbars were wounded in direct gunfire from border regiment troops
at the Baneh border, Sanandaj province. One of the identified kolbars is
Fakhraldin Yousefi. According to a report received by the Hengaw
Organization for Human Rights, on Monday, March 4, 2024, at least two
kolbars sustained injuries following direct gunfire from border regiment
troops at the Hangazhall border of Baneh. Fakhraldin Yousefi has been
verified as one of the injured kolbars by Hengaw, while the identity of
the other remains unknown. These individuals were initially taken to
Salah Aldin Hospital in Baneh, but due to the severity of Fakhraldin
Yousefi's injuries, he was transferred to Taleqani Hospital in
Kermanshah (Krmashan).>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/03/borders-of-kurdistan-two-kurdish-kolbars-injured-in-iranian-armed-forces-shooting
Asma Baloch
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 6 March 2024
<<Imminent Deportation Threat for an Iranian Social Activist
Asma Baloch, a dedicated women's rights and social activist, faces
imminent deportation from Sweden to Iran, raising concerns for her
future and safety. According to a report received by the Hengaw
Organization for Human Rights, 34-year-old Asma Baloch, from Bam City in
Kerman Province, is currently under severe threat of deportation.
Reliable sources have confirmed that the Swedish Migration Agency is
proceeding with Asma Baloch's deportation. This activist has contributed
significantly to documenting atrocities, including those against Baloch
fuel traffickers, individual executions, and arbitrary shootings by
Iranian police and security forces. The reasons behind Asma Baloch's
deportation threat remain unclear. However, it is known that she and her
family have faced threats of assassination from mercenaries affiliated
with Iranian security agencies during their residency in Sweden, which
coincided with the Woman, Life, Freedom movement.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/03/imminent-deportation-threat-for-an-iranian-social-activist
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