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JINA MAHSA AMINI
The face of Iran's protests. Her life, her dreams
and her death.
And also
Read all about the assasination of the 22 year young Jhina Mahsa
Amini or Zhina Mahsa Amini (Kurdistan-Iran) and the Zan,
zendagi, Azadi (Women, life, freedom) revolution in Iran
2022
and the ZZA Revolution per month:
April--March--Feb--Jan
2023
covering
the period of the 'Women Life Freedom' revolution in 2023 and
with links to the period of the murdering of Jina Mahsa Amini on September 2022
'till December 2022..
updated 7 April 2023
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'TO WEAR
OR NOT TO WEAR A HIJAB i.e. TO BE OR NOT TO BE A FREE WOMAN' AND
BIOLOGICAL TERROR ATTACKS |
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When one hurts or kills a women
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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 - April 21, 2023
<<Iranian Activists Blast <Unfair> Jailing of Political Prisoner
Iraei
More than 400 Iranian political and civil activists have issued a
statement demanding the <immediate and unconditional> release of fellow
activist Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraei from prison. In a statement published on
April 21, the activists said that Iraei was sentenced last week <in a
brutal, unfair, and vindictive process after months of indecision in
detention.> They pointed out that nationwide protests sparked by the
September 2022 death of Mahsa Amini in police custody for an alleged
headscarf violation has brought <a new wave of arrests and imprisonment
and heavy sentences for political and social activists.> Iraei, who has
been arrested multiple times in the past due to her activism, is being
held in Tehran's Evin prison. On April 13, the Tehran Revolutionary
Court convicted her of <assembly and collusion against the regime> and
<propaganda against the regime,> for which she was sentenced to a total
of seven years in prison. Iraee was also banned from leaving the
country, staying in Tehran, or joining a party or group for two years,
according to the Norway-based human rights group Hengaw. Iraei, a
life-long campaigner for human rights, was subjected to beatings and
other ill-treatment during her arrest in Tehran on September 26. She was
transferred to the women's ward of Evin prison on November 29 and was
denied temporary leave because she refused to write a "letter of
repentance.> >>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/prisoners/115762-iranian-activists-blast-unfair-jailing-of-political-prisoner-iraei/
Iranwire - April 21, 2023 - By SAMANEH GHADARKHAN
<<A Very Dark Year for Iranian Children
The Persian year of 1401, which ended on March 20, was one of the
darkest years for children and students in Iran. Besides the problems of
runaway inflation, unemployment, air pollution and fuel shortages,
Iranian high schools were the scenes of assaults by security forces,
from attacks on students who were protesting a wave of chemical attacks
on girls' schools to mandatory sessions in which schoolgirls were forced
to watch porn videos to intimidate them. In the past year, the silence
of Iranian officials, international organizations and world leaders
allowed the security forces to harass and hound children's rights
activists more than ever. Among all the many crises engulfing the lives
of Iranian children, two stood out: poverty and interrupted education.
***
In just four months of protests before the end of the year,
around 64 children and teenagers under 18 were killed by security
forces, many others were kept in detention for long periods of time and
were harassed physically and sexually. Children who dropped out of
school, the increase in the number child laborers and child marriages,
the exponential growth in the number of children without adequate
guardianship, the increase in the number of malnourished children due to
the high cost of foodstuffs and shortages of medicine are not the only
problems that are affecting children in Iran.
The Ignored Child Labor Issue
In the waning days of the last Persian year, parliament summoned
Education Minister Yousef Nouri (he was forced to resign on April 3)
over the increasing number of school dropouts, which in turn contributed
to an increase in the number of child laborers, child marriages,
juvenile delinquency and honor killings, experts say. The parliament's
Research Center recently reported that around one million children
dropped out of school last year. It also published a paper showing that
the most important factor behind this increase was poverty.>>
Read more here:
https://iranwire.com/en/iran/115758-a-very-dark-year-for-iranian-children/
Iranwire - April 20, 2023
<<Iranian Journalist Detained, Rights Activists Charged amid
Clampdown on Dissent
Iranian authorities have detained a prominent journalist accused
of communicating with groups outside Iran and issued an indictment
against four teachers' rights activists, amid a crackdown on the media
and civil and political activism. Journalist Keyvan Samimi was arrested
for holding meetings with a <deviant sect supported by the Zionist
regime,> state TV reported on April 20, in reference to the Islamic
Republic's arch-foe Israel. Samimi's arrest comes before he was set to
address the virtual conference <Dialogue to Save Iran,> which is
scheduled to take place on the Clubhouse app on April 21-22. Also on
April 20, sources told IranWire that the Public and Revolutionary
Prosecutor's Office in the north-western city of Marivan, in Kurdistan
province, indicted four members of the Teachers' Union. They are accused
of <propaganda activity against the regime,> <participation in illegal
gatherings> and <preparation and publication of images of illegal
gatherings on channels opposed to the regime.> The activists, Tahsin
Mustafa, Aram Qaderi, Sivan Suleimani and Aram Mohammadi, have been
summoned and arrested multiple times in the past for engaging in
peaceful union activities. The Islamic Republic faces one of the biggest
threats since the 1979 revolution from widespread protests sparked by
the September 2022 death of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, in police
custody. She had been detained for allegedly wearing her headscarf
improperly. The authorities have cracked down hard on the women-led
protest movement, killing more than 520 people and unlawfully detaining
over 20,000 others, activists say. Following biased trials, the
judiciary handed down stiff sentences, including the death penalty, to
protesters. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, at least
95 journalists have been arrested since the eruption of the protests.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/115744-iranian-journalist-detained-rights-activists-charged-amid-clampdown-on-dissent/
Iranwire - By Aida Ghajar - April 20, 2023
<<Iran Protest Crackdown Leaves Teenage Boxing Champion Disabled
In the Kurdish town of Javanrood, in the northwestern province of
Kermanshah, a teenager lies on the street, bleeding profusely. Despite
shock and horror, several people step forward to offer assistance, with
one trying to stem the bleeding from the boy's hip. Suddenly, the sound
of gunfire sends the people into a frenzy. They pick up the boy and
carry him away to safety, while shots continue to ring out. Hiva Azimi,
16, was a remarkable athlete, having earned the title of vice champion
of Kermanshah province in boxing just months before nationwide protests
erupted in September 2022. His accomplishment earned him recognition and
respect from his community.
Shot with a Machine Gun
The residents of Javanrood were left reeling on November 21, when
16-year-old Bahaedin Veisi and school teacher Irfan Kakaei were killed
by security forces. Hiva and his father were among the mourners who
gathered at the cemetery to pay their respects to the two victims. On
their way back from the cemetery to the homes of Veisi and Kakai, the
mourners faced armed forces who were blocking the road. Reports later
revealed that government forces used a DShK heavy machine gun to break
up the crowd. The number of casualties was staggering, and hospitals in
the area called for blood donations to treat the wounded. One Leg Left
Paralyzed Hiva's father was by his side when he was shot. He rushed him
to Javanrood's hospital, which was overcrowded and lacked adequate
equipment. Those in critical condition were therefore transferred to
Taleghani Hospital in Kermanshah.
Hiva and others were transported in a minibus and endured a
painful journey to the provincial capital. Local sources told IranWire
that dozens of people were wounded on November 21, but many did not seek
medical treatment due to fear of being arrested.
Hiva survived the brutal repression.
Doctors removed the bullet from his arm and inserted a platinum
plate to repair his crushed elbow bone. Another bullet hit his leg,
shattered the femur and severely damaged the sciatic nerve, leaving him
unable to move the leg for nearly six months now despite undergoing
surgery and being hospitalized for 20 days. Dr. Rouzbeh Esfandiari, a
former doctor with Tehran Emergency Services, tells IranWire that Hiva
needs to consult a neurosurgeon.>>
Read more here:
https://iranwire.com/en/features/115731-iran-protest-crackdown-leaves-teenage-boxing-champion-disabled/
Iranwire - April 20, 2023
<< <Did You Know?> One Full-Time Job Available for Every Six
Iranians
In our <Did You Know?> series of articles, IranWire collects,
analyses and compares reliable data to produce illuminating infographics
on current events in Iran. According to the Iranian Statistics Center's
latest labor report, less than 14 million Iranians aged over 15 years
are working full time for an employer, out of a working-age population
of 64 million. The report covering the first three months of 2023 says
that more than 38 million men and women - two-thirds of the working-age
population - are outside the labor market. More than half of the
<economically inactive population> is made up of housewives, one-third
are students, while 13 percent of people in this group, or approximately
5 million people, receive incomes without working. The report indicates
that 2.5 million people are unemployed, while 9.5 million people hold
part-time jobs. More than 2.3 million men and women are seeking but are
unable to find full-time employment.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/economy/115726-did-you-know-one-full-time-job-available-for-every-six-iranians/
Iranwire - April 19, 2023
In Retribution, Iran's Authorities Impose Drastic Changes to
Movie Poster
Iranian authorities forced the staff of the film <World War III>
to remove the name of its director and the photo of its main actor from
the movie poster, in yet another move to punish artists and celebrities
who have expressed support for anti-government protests. The film's
distributor, Mohammad Shayesteh, said on April 18 that the charges were
made following orders by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.
<We removed the director's name from the advertising posters. Today, the
advertising company was told to remove [Mohsen] Tanabandeh's photo as
well. Now, only a photo of a house remains on the poster. Do we want to
advertise a real estate company?> Shayesteh wrote in an Instagram post.
<World War III,> is a 2022 Iranian thriller drama film co-written,
directed and produced by Houman Seyedi, has started screening in cinemas
throughout the country. The movie won Venice's Orizzonti awards for best
Actor and best Film. It was selected as the Iran entry for the Best
International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards. Tanabandeh and
Seyedi are among many members of Iran's artistic and cultural community
who have voiced support for the nationwide demonstrations sparked by the
September 2022 death of a young woman in police custody and criticized
the authorities' brutal clampdown on dissent. After the Islamic Republic
hanged Mohsen Shekari in December, the first known execution in relation
to the protests, Tanabandeh wrote, <It's an honor to have the same name
as yours, Mohsen jan.> Seyedi dedicated his profile picture on Instagram
to Kian Pirfalak, a nine-year-old boy killed by security forces during
protests in November. Some defiant artists and members of the literary
community have been arrested, summoned or banned, with Islamic Republic
officials accusing them of <fanning the flames of the riots.> Earlier
this week, the minister of culture offered workspace to artists involved
in protests on the condition that they express <regret,> after imposing
a ban on women artists who remove their hijabs in public.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/society/115703-in-retribution-irans-authorities-impose-drastic-changes-to-movie-poster/
Related:
www.cryfreedom.net/JINA-FFF3-executed-.htm
BBC News - April 19, 2023, By Khosro Kalbasi Isfahani
<< <Are you a degenerate,> asked the security officer
interrogating a young bisexual woman arrested during the recent
anti-government protests in Iran. The interrogator had searched the
woman's phone and come across her intimate conversations with her
girlfriend.
Warning: This article contains language that some readers may
find offensive.
<What the hell are these chats? Are you a degenerate?> repeated
the interrogator, his voice laced with disgust and using an offensive
and derogatory Persian word which describes any form of same-sex
attraction. Now out of prison on bail, the woman, who is in her 20s,
tells the BBC that she dodged the question by describing the
conversation as <jokes that are common between girls>. She says that the
officer appeared to be focused on pressing charges related to the
protests and therefore did not pursue the allegations of homosexuality.
Iranian law, which is based on Sharia, considers same-sex relations as
crimes that carry a maximum penalty of death. <But he kept pounding me
with that question: 'Are you a dege-nerate?' He also mentioned my
girlfriend's name here and there, asking questions about her sexuality,>
she says. She had planned to make a rainbow-coloured LGBTQ Pride flag
and take it to protests. <But I got arrested and a lot has happened
since,> she says. Pointing to the defiant spirit of the younger
generations in Iran, she says that it came as no surprise that the LGBTQ
community was <more visible during the recent protests>, especially
since the movement <has roots in the struggle for human rights>. In her
opinion, this displays <unparalleled courage> of the younger generations
and the gulf between them and the top echelons of the Islamic Republic,
many of whom are now in their 80s. <This generation does not bend before
barbaric laws and norms. It is bent on consistently remaining true to
itself. It stands tall and demands recognition.> >>
Read more here:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-64864132
Iranwire - April 19, 2023
<<Iran's Khamenei Says No to Referendums Despite Popular Calls
for Change
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has ruled out the holding of
popular referendums on state policies amid widespread popular discontent
toward the Islamic Republic. Iranian officials have faced calls for a
referendum on the Islamic Republic itself during nationwide
anti-government protests that erupted in September 2022, with a former
president and an ex-prime minister suggesting such votes should be held
to bring the fundamental changes sought by the people. Khamenei, who has
the final say on all important state matters, rejected the idea on April
19, asking during a meeting with university students, <Where in the
world is this done? Is it possible to hold a referendum for various
issues of the country?> <For any single issue, the country would be
engaged in debate and arguments and polarization for six months, so that
a referendum can be held on that issue,> the 84-year-old cleric added.
Earlier this month, former President Hassan Rouhani, a relative moderate
who was in office from 2013 to 2021, suggested holding referendums on
domestic and foreign policies, saying that people's problems must be
resolved through fundamental change. In February, ex-Prime Minister Mir
Hossein Musavi, an opposition figure who has been under house arrest
since 2011, called for a referendum and the drafting of a new
constitution. The Islamic Republic holds regular presidential and
parliamentary elections overseen by clerical bodies that vet candidates.
Under the constitution, a referendum is possible if two-thirds of
parliament votes for it and a constitutional body approves.
....
The country saw months of widespread protests sparked by the
death of a young woman who had been detained by the morality police for
allegedly violating the Islamic Republic's strict dress codes. The
demonstrations rapidly escalated into calls for the overthrow of Iran's
ruling clerics, marking a major challenge to their four-decade rule.>>
Read all here:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/115690-irans-khamenei-says-no-to-referendums-despite-popular-calls-for-change/
Iranwire - April 18 2023
<<Baha'is Prevented by Ministry of Intelligence Agent from
Burials in Their Own Cemetery
IranWire has received a photo of the Iranian Ministry of
Intelligence agent, Masoud Momeni, who the Baha'i International
Community said yesterday is <preventing and disrupting> the burial of
Baha'is at Tehran's Khavaran cemetery. The bodies of five deceased
Baha'is are being held in a morgue by Momeni, awaiting burial, one of
which has languished there for 22 days. A deceased Baha'i in Tehran,
Behzad Majidi, was buried on 30 March at Khavaran cemetery, as IranWire
first reported last week, without the cemetery officials observing
Baha'i funeral rites, without notifying the family, and after officials
had tried to charge the bereaved an <exorbitant> large sum for the
burial. The Baha'i International Community has now reported that an
agent of the Ministry of Intelligence, Masoud Momeni, carried out the
burial in relatiation against the Baha'is for not paying the sum and in
a part of the cemetery previously used by the Iranian government as a
mass grave for political prisoners. The agent, whose Ministry of
Intelligence affiliation was previously revealed by Tehran municipality
staff, had first demanded that the family pay an exorbitant fee for
burial within plots already owned and previously managed by the Baha'i
community. He threatened the family that failure to meet his demands
would result in the burial taking place at the site of the mass grave.
And in a further development over the weekend, the same intelligence
agent threatened to bury another Baha'i under the same circumstance if
the family of the deceased also refused to yield to his demands. <What
threat do the dead pose that justifies this ruthless treatment by the
Iranian government,> said Simin Fahandej, a Representative of the Baha'i
International Community (BIC) to the United Nations, <that they extend
the persecution of Baha'is even after their death, following a lifetime
of oppression imposed on them in every aspect of their living moments?>
>>
Read more here:
https://iranwire.com/en/bahais-of-iran/115162-bahais-prevented-by-ministry-of-intelligence-agent-from-burials-in-their-own-cemetery/
Opinion by Gino d'Artali: It is not the first time and I'm afraid
it will not be the last time the regime is after the Basa'is.
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