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. Zendagi. Azadi revolution.
16 February 2023 | By Gino d'Artali

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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:   May--April--March--Feb--Jan 2023 

Gino d'Artali
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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.

Note by Gino d'Artali: The Zan, zendagi, azadi!> (Women, life, freedom)  will only then end when khamenei and his puppets i.e. the morality police, the basijis and the irgc give way or go away!!
So here is where the protests continue and I'll continue to inform you about it. That's my pledge.

Iranwire – April 7 2023
<<My Story of Forced Hijab in Iran>...Note by Gino d'Artali:This is The story of Mansoureh Hosseini Yeganeh, is a London-based Iranian journalist and political activist and more than worth reading it here:
https://iranwire.com/en/blogs/115292-my-story-of-forced-hijab-in-iran/

Iranwire – April 6 2023 – By SHIMA SHAHRABI
<<IranWire Exclusive: Activist Hashemi Wants End To <Religious Government>
Faezeh Hashemi, the daughter of late President Akbar Hasemi Rafsanjani, has called for a <fundamental> transformation of the way Iran is ruled, saying that a <religious government is no longer suitable for the country.> <We have corrupted religion,> the political activist said in an audio file recently sent to IranWire. The audio was recorded on April 3 as Hashemi was about to return to prison at the end of a leave of absence. <I believe that our foreign policy is completely wrong....In our society, human rights have been completely forgotten and this doesn’t conform to our own constitution in any way. I say that all political prisoners must be released. Political prisoners and trial behind closed doors in security courts have no place in our laws,> she said. Hashemi was arrested on September 27, 2022, early after the start of nationwide anti-government protests triggered by the death of a young woman in police custody. She was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of “propaganda against the regime” and <disturbing public order and peace by participating in illegal gatherings.> Hashemi left Tehran's Evin Prison on a leave of absence on March 27. In the audio file, she addressed a wide range of issues, including whether referendums should be held, the state of the opposition, mandatory hijab rules and the treatment of prisoners. Hashemi said that she considers herself as a <ransformationist,> not a <reformist.> <I say I want transformation because I believe a religious government does more damage to religion and that ideological governments can cause more injustice. They can exploit people's beliefs more easily and hide behind them,> she said.....According to Hashemi, the government must fundamentally change its view on hijab: <Nowhere in Quran it is said that you go to hell if you don't wear hijab or to paradise if you do. Quran promises hell for other things like deceit, lying, sowing discord, injustice, murder and violating people’s rights....Grafting hijab onto the regime's identity was wrong to start with, and it's one of the issues that must be dealt with seriously.> Hashemi expressed support for violators of the hijab laws, saying, <When the government doesn’t want to act rationally, then people themselves must act.> When asked if she would participate in such acts of civil disobedience, she answered that she wouldn't. <I believe in hijab, but I support those who don’t believe in it and don't like to wear hijab.> Hashemi said that referendums could be a <good way> to address issues such as forced hijab or Iran's relations with the United States, which she said, <pushed the Islamic Republic into an impasse, created numerous problems and brought the government and the people against each other.> <Our revolution happened four generations ago. Do we expect the fourth and fifth generations after the revolution to think exactly like the revolutionaries of the 1970s and 1980s? Definitely not,> she said, adding, <Aren’t we a republic? We must see what our new generations want.> Hashemi also called on those opposed to the Islamic Republic to put aside their <discords.> <Besides intense repression, one of the reasons why protests are usually ineffective is the discords among them, which give the government a trump card. If they want to be effective, they must unite, and they shouldn't draw lines because somebody is a Mojahed or a monarchist or a reformist and so on.> >>
Read all here:
https://iranwire.com/en/politics/115276-iranwire-exclusive-activist-hashemi-wants-end-to-religious-government/

Iranwire – April 6 2023
<<Khamenei and Hijab: Three Decades of FrictionsSupreme Leader Ali Khamenei has declared that it is <legally and religiously forbidden for women to remove their head coverings in public and expressed hope that the hijab issue in Iran will be resolved with divine intervention.> Khamenei made the comments on April 4, as a growing number of women have appeared in public without hijab since a young woman, Mahsa Amini, died in police custody in September 2022, sparking nationwide protests demanding fundamental economic, social and political changes. Amini had been arrested for allegedly wearing hijab improperly. The authorities have repeatedly warned women and girls to respect the Islamic Republic’s dress codes and threatened to punish violators. Many businesses have been shut down due to the failure of owners or managers to observe hijab rules. Khamenei addressed the requirement for all women in Iran to conceal their hair while in public on numerous occasions since the establishment of the Islamic Republic 34 years ago. In the early years of his leadership, which started in 1989, Khamenei insisted on how Iranian women had achieved great success while wearing hijab. He has also criticized the compulsory unveiling of women in some countries. During the 199's, he focused more on cultural, literary and political issues, though he did warn about the threat of <cultural invasion.> He did not regularly address the issue of <bad hijab> until his supporters called for measures to better enforce the Islamic Republic dress codes. In recent years, Khamenei attacked women activists protesting compulsory hijab, dubbed <the Girls of Revolution Street,> and groups within the government who claimed that wearing headscarves should become optional. Following Amini's death, Khamenei asserted that the hijab issue was just a pretext for the women--led protester movement to overthrow the government. In his latest remarks, he declared that <the enemy's spy agencies> are actively seeking to exploit the issue, which he said will 'undoubtedly' be resolved.>>
Read more here:
https://iranwire.com/en/politics/115263-khamenei-and-hijab-three-decades-of-frictions/
Opinion by Gino d'Artali: Yes, it will be resolved when <the Girls of Revolution Street,> take over.

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