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HAIL TO THE IRANIAN
WOMEN'S REVOLUTIONISTS FALLEN FOR FREDOM
against
the supreme leader, the arch-reactionary Ayatollah Ali Khomeini,
and his placeman president. The message of
the women when the former president visited a university was plain: <give way or
get lost> in 2023 and still is.
IN MEMORY OF ASRA PANAHI (16)- JINA MAMINI (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
(Updates
October 15, 2024)
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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
October 8, 2024:
"The perpetrators of war are the
outcasts and the disgraced throughout history..."
September 25, 2024:
Letter from Narges Mohammadi to UN
General Assembly
September 16, 2024:
"Message from Narges
Mohammadi for Jina Mahsa Amini"
May 6, 2024
"Tyranny will fall"
"Victory is not easy, but it is certain"
watch it here :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LAMPz57Aqw
Click here for a news-overview
from January 15, 2024 'till October 31, 2023
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JINA AMINI'S VOICE IS HEARD
And do read also the above linked incredible
December 2023 update!
despite the mullahs'
regime to force it down!
Her mother speaks
out loud and clear
UPDATED:
September 29 - 16, 2024
Second Anniversary of Jina Amini's
state-sanctioned murder
incl. Commemorating Bloody Friday
and earlier news about
a wave of arrests of her fellow-citizen
Oct 13 - 9, 2024:
Commemoration of the
Fallen for Freedom Part 2
Oct 3, 2024:
Commemoration of the Fallen for
Freedom
Click here for earlier news of the
'Woman, Life, Freedom'
revolution
MARJAM AKBARI
MONFARED
June 24, 2024:
The Iranian Regime
Judiciary Launches a New Case to Seize the Assets of Maryam Akbari Monfared and Her Family, in Revenge for
Seeking Justice for Her Siblings Executed in the 1980s
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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PAKSHAN AZIZI
Actual News:
September 23 - 16, 2024:
<<Pakhshan Azizi denied medical
care ...and
<<Letter from Pakhshan Azizi: The
philosophy of Jin, Jiyan, Azadi is a philosophy of life...
September 10 - 9, 2024
"Twenty-Six Human Rights Organizations Demand Immediate
Cancellation of Pakhshan Azizi's Death Sentence..."
and more actual news
September 5, 2024
"You dictator, I am Arash, fire
responds to fire,"
August 19, 2024
Sentenced to Death for Assisting
Women Targeted by ISIS
And read here her full story:
July 23 - 22, 2024
"Denying the Truth,
and Its Alternative"
September 5, 2024
"You dictator, I am Arash, fire
responds to fire,"
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Please do read
the following articles about heroines who risk live and
limb for the women-led revolution and no matter what
they'll never give in nor up!and other stories: click on the underlined
topics:
Actual stories:
October 11, 2024:
Repression in Iran with bullets
October 10, 2024:
Atrocities Against Girls
October 9, 2024:
The story of Hasti H. P. Echoes
Courage
October 9, 2024:
The story of Hasti H. P. Echoes
Courage
October 7, 2024:
CCTV to Police for Hijab
Enforcement
October 4, 2024:
Woman Life Freedom Bloody Friday
in Zahedan
and
Click here for previous inspiring
stories and articles
incl. Red Alerts |
'New' topic: a regimes' re-newed method of
torture: denial of medical care
coming up soon!
And read here more about the
'Nurses 'strike' back':
Other updates can be read in
the 'Actual News' section
August 30, 2024:
"Nurses can neutralize security
forces' efforts with unity."
and updates:
August 28, 2024:
Nurses' demands - "A nurse will
die, but will not accept humiliation,":
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"NO to executions"
campaign
In support - reflection and
updates:
Sept. 7 - August 20, 2024
Other updates can be read in
the 'Actual News' section
'The mullahs' regime / OHCHR* gallows' dance'
Other updates can be read in
the 'Actual News' section
July 8 - 4, 2024:
The-death-sentence-against-Sharifeh-Mohammadi
June 15, 2024:
Prisoner Swap with Iran is
Shameful Reward
June 5 - May 23, 2024:
It |Iran| puts people to death in
order to terrorize the population into silence.
and other stories
*OHCHR - UN Office of
the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Click here for earlier reports
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October 15 - 11, 2024
<<Iran: The Death Sentence
of Sharifeh Mohammadi Overturned...
and <<Mahsa Jalal Badiei transferred to Lakan prison to
serve her sentence...
and <<Iran Denies Medical Treatment for Imprisoned
Baha'i Poet Mahvash Sabet...
and <<Iran Sentences Two Women Journalists to 5 Years
Over Mahsa Amini Coverage...
and <<Ongoing Restrictions on Phone Calls and Visits in
Evin Prison's Women's Ward...
and <<Women discuss femicide and women's struggle...
and <<Iran regime's judiciary refuses to release
political prisoner Maryam Akbari after the completion of
her 15-year sentence...
and <<Varisha Moradi on an Indefinite Hunger Strike in
Evin Prison...
and more actual fact-finding news |
May 10 - 3, 2024
'War against the No-hijabi
women'
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October 11 - 4, 2024
<<Narges Mohammadi: The
perpetrators of war are the outcasts and the disgraced
throughout history...
and <<A Woman Victim of Child Marriage Executed in Ahar
Prison, Iran...
and <<Fatemeh Moradpour, 15, Commits Suicide Under
Pressure for Forced Marriage...
and <<World Day Against the Death Penalty...
and <<Iranian Journalist Sentenced for Instagram
Posts...
and <<Political Prisoner in Critical Condition After
Month-Long Hunger Strike...
and more actual fact-finding 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.
Dear reader, let us, apart from all the other news following please read
first the most inspiring but alas also most disturbing news.
In other words: Rise more for the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' uprisal. Gino
d'Artali
Bloody Friday in Zahedan and Woman Life Freedom
Center for Iranian diaspora studies - October 4, 2024 - By Bahar Momeni,
Center Graduate Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Texas,
Dallas
<<Drawing Freedom: Marjane Satrapi and The Voices of Revolution Through
Art and Storytelling
She throws the paper airplane she had been making while we discuss the
interview logistics, saying, 'I always make paper airplanes while
talking." The airplane gently flies out of the frame. Relieved, she
lights a cigarette and looks at the monitor with bright, curious eyes. "Alright,
now I will concentrate. Let's get started!" she says as she grins. It's
no surprise that this is how the interview begins with Marjane Satrapi,
the celebrated Iranian-born French graphic novelist, filmmaker, artist,
and one of the most recognized figures within the global Iranian
diaspora. Her playful, honest, and adventurously creative spirit is best
exemplified in her graphic memoir Persepolis (Pantheon 2003, 2004),
which garnered international acclaim for its powerful and compelling
depiction of life during and after the 1979 Revolution in Iran. While
she's done so many exciting projects since, this book is what put her
style and her vision on the global literary map.
Persepolis (Pantheon)
"Persepolis helped readers understand what’s happened in Iran. I believe
graphic novels are such an impactful genre for making this information
accessible. Because, even before the alphabet, drawing and painting, it
was how humans communicated," Satrapi says.
Persepolis marked the start of Marjane Satrapi's influential career in
graphic novels, setting the stage for subsequent graphic works such as
Embroideries (Pantheon, 2005), Chicken with Plums (Pantheon, 2006),
Monsters Are Afraid of the Moon (Bloomsbury, 2006), and The Sigh (Archaia,
2011). Following the immense success of the film adaptation of
Persepolis in 2007, Satrapi shifted her focus to filmmaking. Her second
feature film, an adaptation of Chicken with Plumsin 2011, was another
successful collaboration with French filmmaker Vincent Paronnaud.
Satrapi's cinematic journey continued with films such as Gang of the
Jotas (2012), The Voices (2014), Radioactive (2019), and her most recent
feature, Dear Paris (2024), exhibiting her versatility and creative
evolution across different mediums. After spending recent years focused
on filmmaking, Satrapi has returned to her cherished genre, comics, with
her latest work, "Woman, Life, Freedom".
Jina Amini
Sparked by the tragic death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran's
morality police in September 2022, massive protests erupted across Iran,
united under the slogan "Woman, Life, Freedom." The spirit of this
uprising echoed, inspiring solidarity events worldwide, and artists
around the globe joined the movement to amplify the voices of Iranians
in their pursuit of fundamental human rights. "This uprising and this
historic moment in Iran needed to be documented. It was necessary
because the world watching Iran’s situation was curious to understand
this movement better!" Satrapi mentions. By intertwining words and
powerful illustrations in the Woman, Life, Freedom collection, Satrapi
once again turns her keen eye to the themes of resistance and
resilience. She elaborates that the project aims not only to document
and preserve history, primarily when international journalists cannot
obtain visas to enter Iran, but also to provide unbiased coverage of the
events on the ground. She points out that this project also serves as "a
message of solidarity to the Iranian people, affirming that they are not
alone in their fight." This book is particularly important in Satrapi’s
career as it revisits the struggle for women's rights, a theme that
engaged her in several creative initiatives through a women's rights
movement in Iran that has gained significant momentum in recent years.
"Iran has always been very important to me, but after writing Persepolis
and making the film adaptation, I felt I had already shared all I could
about my personal experiences with Iran. I didn’t want my perspective to
be influenced by emotions or nostalgia, especially after being away for
so many years. That's why the story of Persepolis ends in 1994, the year
I left Iran for the second time. But this recent movement was and is
different. While the fight for women's freedom has deep roots in Iran,
"Woman, Life, Freedom" represents a full-blown feminist revolution
demanding real, asking fundumental changes and a major cultural shift.
It needs global recognition!" Satrapi continues. Satrapi has made a
concerted effort to stay current and connected with the younger
generation in Iran by directly engaging with some of the protesters
still inside Iran. This allowed her to gain firsthand insights into the
situation, which helped her develop the Woman, Life, Freedom project
based on actual voices and perspectives from those on the ground rather
than relying on her memories of Iran or outsiders' views. "I tried to
keep close contact with the young protestors who could communicate with
me through VPNs to get around the internet filtering... I was amazed by
their deep insights. Young men supporting women's rights and this
movement differ from their older generations," she explains.
To undertake this crucial time-sensitive project, Satrapi invited a
diverse group of more than twenty contributors from many different
locations and professions-including journalists, activists, academics,
artists, and writers-to create a compelling anthology of graphic
novel-style essays, narratives, and reflections. "I reached out to the
artists I admire and invited them, regardless of their nationality,"
Satrapi notes. Among the featured artists are Joann Sfar, Coco, Mana
Neyastani, Catel, Pascal Rabate, Patricia Bolanos, Paco Roca, Bahareh
Akrami, Hippolyte, Shabnam Adiban, Lewis Trondheim, Winshluss, Touka
Neyastani, Bee, Deloupy, Nicolas Wild, and Satrapi herself. A team of
scholars also contributed to the project, offering critical analysis of
one of the most important social movements in contemporary Iranian
history, including Stanford University's Dr. Abbas Milani, with whom
Satrapi has worked previously. "I also invited Farid Vahid, who brings
scholarly insight and personal experience, having been raised in Iran
and belonging to the generation of young people who have actively
participated in the protests," she describes. Satrapi expands on how Dr.
Milani, the director of the Iranian Studies program, provided
intellectual depth in linking the current feminist uprising to Iran's
broader historical struggles for freedom and democracy. "We also needed
a specialist who wasn't Iranian but knew Iran well-someone with the
emotional distance necessary to confirm that our personal feelings
didn't influence the interpretation of the narratives," Satrapi
explains. This need led to the inclusion of Jean-Pierre Perrin, a
journalist and writer specializing in the Middle East and Iran. "The
rapid completion of this project in just about seven months is proof of
the passion and dedication of every collaborator involved," she adds.
The nature of this collaboration between multiple voices, along with the
anthology’s structure and form-featuring chapters of varying formats,
lengths, and styles-poetically mirrors the unifying goal of promoting
freedom and diversity. It clearly reflects the multitude of groups
within Iran-different ages, genders, ethnicities, and religious
perspectives-all collectively representing the aspirations of this
movement and a recognition of its continuing importance. "This movement
is about respecting human dignity. Inside Iran, even
Fatemeh Sepehri
many courageous women with hijab, such as Fatemeh Sepehri and Gohare
Eshghi, raised their voices against the mandatory hijab law and wanted
religious beliefs to be separated from politics," Satrapi asserts. She
adds that this uprising has been revolutionary, targeting an expansive
patriarchal system rather than singular laws, such as wearing an
obligatory hijab. She suggests that this change is an indication of the
maturing of the Iranian people and their desire for fundamental change.
"A substantial cultural shift has already occurred across different
sections of society. Protestors emphasize that one of their main demands
is removing religion from the ruling system, advocating for a complete
separation of power and religion (as a personal belief) to achieve true
democracy," she adds.
Woman, Life, Freedom was quickly translated into several languages, with
the Persian edition available as a free download for readers in Iran so
that a broad audience, including those directly affected in the country,
can read it. Considering the significance and impact of the work, it is
no surprise the Islamic regime in Iran was deeply irritated. In a rather
absurd response, just a few months after the publication of Woman, Life,
Freedom, the regime's propaganda machine released a graphic novel with
the same title. This state-sponsored publication presented a distorted
narrative of the ongoing movement, falsely claiming that it was
orchestrated by the country’s Western enemies while also criticizing the
Western world for its alleged ignorance of human rights and women's
rights violations within their borders. In a desperate effort to veil
the truth of this liberating movement, the regime manipulated search
engines so that anyone searching for "(Woman, Life, Freedom" book in
Farsi) would be directed to their version, a parody-like book designed
to confuse readers into downloading the regime's propaganda.
"You can expect anything from those Satrapi comments when recounting
this parody of the collection she published. Through the work of
multiple authors and artists, Woman, Life, Freedom recasts Satrapi's
vital voice not only in the artistic world but also in the broader
cultural conversation about Iran and the global social movements of
today. She highlights the collaboration between Iranian and non-Iranian
scholars and creators, emphasizing the effort to raise awareness about
such movements as an essential part of the ongoing battle for freedom.
As Satrapi passionately states, "The most beautiful thing in this world
is freedom. There is only one thing more beautiful than freedom, and
that is fighting for freedom..." This effort demonstrates the reality
that the quest for liberty is a long, ongoing, and challenging path that
requires determination from people worldwide to unite and fight for it.
"Our caravan will move forward whether the dogs bark or not!" she
remarks with a smile.
To learn more about Satrapi's latest work and to read more interviews
with her, you can visit her website: https://aboutmarjanesatrapi.weebly.com/
>>.
Source:
https://centerforiraniandiasporastudies.wordpress.com/2024/10/04/drawing-freedom-marjan-satrapi-and-the-voices-of-revolution-through-art-and-storytelling/
Women's Liberation Front 2019/cryfreedom.net 2024
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