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JINA 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: Oct wk5 -- Oct wk4P3 -- Oct wk4P2 -- Oct wk4 -- Oct wk3P2 -- Oct wk3 -- Oct wk2P3 -- Oct wk2P2 -- Oct wk2 -- Oct wk1P2 -- Oct wk1 -- 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 --  November - Januari 2023

click here for a menu overview


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

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 
You are now at the Iran 'Woman, Life, Freedom'  section

 HEAR JINA AMINI'S VOICE
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
a wave of arrests of her fellow-citizen

Overview of news about the Second aniversary of Jina Amini's state-sactioned murder September 2024


Oct 27 - 17, 2024:
Commemoration of the Fallen for Freedom Part 3  
And more commemorational stories
October 24, 2024:
Tortured to Death: The Story of Atefeh Na'ami
 
Oct 22 2024:
Violence During Woman, Life, Freedom Protests


For the 'Women's Arab Spring 1.2' Revolt news 
Updated Oct. 27, 2024

SPECIAL REPORTS PALESTINE

For actual updates  
Updated Oct. 29, 2024
 

 

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 30, 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.

This links to a page that is in full dedicated and a tribute to Jina Amini who, with stilll 'till today too many other sisters gave their life for freedom.
Long live a long and free Iran



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


Read her updated story here
 

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
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











 


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

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"
 
May 10 - 3, 2024

'War against the No-hijabi women'
 







 

 

 

27 August 2024
VARISHA MORADI

 Stays in Abeyance in Evin Prison Amid Continued Deprivation of Visitation and Phone Call Rights
 

PAKHSHAN AZIZI
"You dictator, I am Arash, fire responds to fire,"

Overview of her Actions
Click here for more stories of Heroines of Iran 

August 29, 2024
Tortured and Tried: NASHIM GHOLAMI Faces Death Sentence


 

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:
21 Oct 2024: Approved Hijab Bill Amounts to Gender Apartheid
October 17, 2024: Reproductive Healthcare as a Tool of Political Repression
October 16, 2024: Living Under the Shadow of War
16 Oct 2024: The Feminization of Poverty
15 Oct 2024: Pezeshkian Must Be Questioned
 
Earlier reports:
October 11, 2024: Repression in Iran with bullets
October 10, 2024: Atrocities Against Girls
  
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
October 19-18 2024 - July 18, 2016 Health taken hostage 
 
 
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,":

"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
 

 

 

October 25 - 23, 2024
<<Social media campaign to support Warisha Moradi...
and <<Evin, Tehran, Iran: Five Female Political Prisoners Sentenced to 27 Months of Imprisonment...
and <<Iranian Authorities Place Family of Slain Protester Under House Arrest...
and <<Iran's Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentences for Four Sunni Prisoners...
and <<KJAR calls on Warisha Moradi to end her hunger strike...
and <<Hoda Mehreganfar Arrested During Recovery After Surgery...
and <<CFWIJ demands immediate release of all journalists imprisoned in Iran...
and <<Three IRGC members killed or injured in armed clash...
and <<Protest by Families of Death Row Inmates in the 39th Week of the "No to Executions Tuesdays" Campaign...
and more actual 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.


Atefeh Na'ami
Iranwire - October 24, 2024- by Roghayeh Rezaei
<<Tortured to Death: The Story of Atefeh Na’ami
The November wind whispered through the streets of Azimieh in Karaj, carrying the remnants of autumn near Tehran. Atefeh Na'ami stood on the balcony, her shoulders weighed down by thirty-seven years of memories. As the youngest daughter of a large Arab family from Ahvaz, she spent most of her life in Karaj, watching the city grow and change around her. She fondly recalled her childhood in Ahvaz, filled with the warmth of family gatherings and the joys of being the youngest among many siblings. The move to Karaj marked a new chapter in her life, yet she carried her heritage like a treasured photograph held close to her heart. As the city prepared for another cold winter, Atefeh watched from her balcony as neighbors hurried home, their collars turned up against the chill. The gas heating systems in the buildings worked overtime, their hum a constant backdrop to urban life. A blanket lay folded nearby, a shield against the evening cold. Saturday, November 26, 2022, began like any other day in Azimieh. Residents went about their morning routines, unaware that in one apartment, a young girl was being tortured to death. When she was finally found, the blanket that should have provided warmth had become a shroud, and the very system meant to heat homes had turned into an instrument of tragedy.
She was discovered dead, with a city gas hose in her mouth.
The security agencies never took responsibility for her death, but her family says she was an active participant in the Woman, Life, Freedom movement. In addition to joining street protests, she would shout slogans from her balcony at night. As the second anniversary of her death approaches, Leila Na'ami, Atefeh's older sister and maternal figure, told IranWire, "Someone who wants to commit suicide wouldn't go to the balcony in the cold of November in just their underwear." There were bruises on Atefeh's thighs, chest, and back, leading the family to believe she was tortured, sexually assaulted, and harassed while in security forces' custody. Leila, who lives in Austria and witnessed her sister's last moments of chanting slogans on a WhatsApp call, says the family obtained information indicating that security agents tortured Atefeh and forcibly inserted the gas hose into her throat. Leila says her sister was very concerned about her appearance, was brave, and participated in protests every night after the death in custody of Mahsa, walking the streets without the compulsory hijab.
Atefeh Na'ami, a Kind-Hearted Activist
Atefeh was 37 years old. According to her sister Leila and her brother Mohammad Amin, who spoke to IranWire, Atefeh was an independent, modern woman who had studied architecture. She owned an apartment in the Azimieh neighborhood of Karaj, worked, and lived with her partner. Leila, who helped raise Atefeh and several other siblings after their mother's death, shared memories of her sister's childhood with IranWire: "Atefeh was my dearest. She confided in me about everything. We talked every day. She was special - she wrote poetry, loved reading, and cared deeply about her appearance." She continues, "Even from a young age, she had an incredible talent for makeup. I always thought she could become a makeup artist. She was very emotional, but despite being the youngest, she was incredibly mature. I'm not saying this just because she was my sister - she was a role model for me. She would fill her car with meat and rice, driving to poor families' homes to leave food for them," Leila adds. Leila rejects the Islamic Republic's narrative of Atefeh's suicide, saying her sister was always active and, after Mahsa Amini died in custody, participated in street protests every night. "I called her last on November 17. I've forgotten many things about Atefeh because I'm afraid to revisit our memories. But I remember this because it's still on my phone."
November 17 was one of the bloodiest days of the 2022 protests in Iran, marking the third day of demonstrations held to commemorate the anniversary of the November 2019 protests.
Hamidreza Rouhi, a 20-year-old protester from the Shahr-e Ziba neighborhood of Tehran, was among those killed. Leila recalls her last phone call with Atefeh: "I was sitting right here in the living room, and my husband was with me. I had the phone on speaker. Atefeh was on the balcony, chanting, 'Death to the dictator.' She was so brave. I could hear her neighbors chanting along with her. She said, 'We're all united.' I told her, 'Sister,'I'm so worried, please be careful.' We were still talking when she said, 'They fired tear gas.' Then she told me she had to turn off the lights. After she did, she said, 'I'm lying down now. They're targeting people, but don't worry, I'll be careful.'"
The next day, November 18, Leila, overwhelmed with anxiety, messaged her sister to check-in.
"We talked every day. Whenever I messaged her, she always responded quickly, saying, 'Leila has a little kid. Don't let her worry.' She would tell me, 'I'm going out [to the protests], but don't worry. I'll message you when I'm back.' And when she returned, she'd message me, and only then could I sleep." Atefeh's final message was a WhatsApp voice note saying, "I'm fine, don't worry." It was the last message Leila ever received from her sister.
For about ten days afterward, Leila kept messaging her daily. The messages were marked as seen, but there was no response. "I called her a thousand times. She didn't answer. I kept thinking they had arrested her, laid her on her stomach, and were torturing her. I wrote to her, 'My dear Atefeh, I'm worried about you. Please take your medicine.' I hoped that if anyone saw the message, they might show her some mercy. I saw the messages were marked as read. When my contact with Atefeh was cut off, it happened to everyone else, too. My sister was gone, but someone was still reading her messages. How else could that happen?"
Leila also recalls how Atefeh would meet other protesters at different cafes after the demonstrations. "Atefeh had beautiful long hair. She never wore a headscarf and would shout slogans from her balcony every night." Leila believes the authorities must have identified Atefeh because of her distinctive appearance and behavior.
Saturday, November 26, and the Decomposed Body
Leila remembers the day Atefeh's body was found, half-naked under a blanket with a gas hose in her mouth: "It was Saturday, November 26. My brother arrived to find the area already cordoned off by the officers, who had left. They claimed they had to leave because Atefeh's body had begun decomposing." She adds, "Atefeh was always very tidy and clean. When my brother arrived, he ran his finger across the kitchen counter, and there was no dust. How could the balcony door have been open for days without dust accumulating? Atefeh's coat was left on the sofa, something she would never have done." Leila described finding her sister's body half-naked under a blanket and believes that security forces had been waiting for Atefeh at her home after identifying her. The family learned that the gas hose had been forcibly shoved down her throat. "Losing Atefeh was devastating, but the news that followed made our pain even worse. She suffered so much. It appears multiple people were involved. Neighbors reported hearing noises but were unable to intervene. They heard someone grab a girl and throw her to the ground. She fought back, cursing them, but no one stepped in to help." Leila adds, "The investigator from Branch 13 in Karaj, Zahir Malekzadeh, immediately said at the scene that it was a murder. Shortly after, they replaced him. How can they replace an investigator like that? The forensic report mentioned that Atefeh's body had decomposed, making it hard to determine the exact cause of death. They claimed no toxins were found, but a gas hose connected to the city's supply was found in her mouth, with the valve still open."
The Burial Day: "They Said It Must Be Done Before 9 AM"
IranWire was the first outlet to report the family's story in an interview with Atefeh's brother, Mohammad Amin. He revealed that the family faced immense pressure to bury Atefeh's body as quickly as possible. Leila confirms this, adding, "When they handed over Atefeh's body, they insisted she had to be buried before 9 AM. They transported her body from Karaj to Ahvaz. Now, she rests over our mother’s grave in Behesht Abad Cemetery. My older sister rushed to carry Atefeh's coffin. There were only about seven or eight people under the coffin, but the entire cemetery was filled with plainclothes agents. We weren't given any time; none of my aunts could make it." According to Leila, after Mohammad Amin raised awareness about Atefeh, the intelligence office in Ahvaz repeatedly summoned their brother Mehdi in Iran. He was threatened in an attempt to silence the family from publicizing Atefeh's story. Leila adds, "Whenever we hold a ceremony for Atefeh or when people bring flowers to her grave or when Amin gives an interview, they immediately call Mehdi and demand that he put a stop to it, saying, 'Tell him to shut his mouth.'" Leila also explains how Atefeh's case in the judiciary was closed: "After a while, they told us not to follow up anymore. Since Atefeh's death, it feels like a part of my body is no longer with me. She would dance to any song, bringing so much joy. Her moves could captivate anyone. She danced Arabic, Turkish, Bandari, and Persian," Leila recounts.
She adds, "Atefeh was so sweet. They destroyed her. They killed us all with Atefeh-all of us. This pain will stay with us forever."
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Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/special-features/135364-tortured-to-death-the-story-of-atefeh-naami/ 

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