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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Gino d'Artali
Indept investigative journalist
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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) has just started and will only then end when khamenei and his puppets i.e. the morality police and the basijis 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.
 
BBC News | Middle-East
18 Feb 2023
By George Wright
<<Iran International: Channel leaves UK after regime threats
Independent TV network Iran International is suspending its operations in the UK because of threats against its London-based journalists. The Persian-language TV channel said that the decision was due to a <significant escalation in state-backed threats from Iran>. <Threats had grown to the point that it was felt it was no longer possible to protect the channel's staff,> it said. The station will continue to operate from its offices in Washington DC. In November, two British-Iranian journalists from the channel were warned by police of a possible risk to their lives. An armed police presence was stationed near the channel's studios in Chiswick, west London, and concrete barriers were placed outside the building.
London's Metropolitan Police said 15 plots had been foiled since the start of 2022 to either kidnap or kill UK-based individuals perceived as enemies of the Iranian regime. <I cannot believe it has come to this,> said the network's general manager, Mahmood Enayat. <A foreign state has caused such a significant threat to the British public on British soil that we have to move,> he said.
<Let's be clear, this is not just a threat to our TV station, but the British public at large. Iran International has been one of the most prominent providers of news on the recent wave of anti-government protests in Iran.> >>
Read more here:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-64690387

NCRI Womens committee | In Women's News
18 Feb 2023
<<An Iranian chorus from Zahedan to Munich: Death to the oppressor, No to the Shah, No to the mullahs
Protests surge on Day 155 of the Iran uprising with anti-regime, anti-shah slogans. Friday, February 17, 2023, freedom-loving Iranians from Zahedan to Munich chanted in unison, <Death to the oppressor, be it the Shah or the mullahs.> Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the Iranian Resistance, including freedom-loving Iranian women, held a massive gathering and demonstration in front of the Munich Security Conference in Max-Jozef-Platz. Political digni-taries and representatives of the German Parliament participated in this gathering and gave speeches in support of the Iranian people's desire for freedom and democracy. Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the Iranian Resistance held this gathering to declare solidarity with the people of Iran protesting in the streets and their desire to establish a democratic and secular republic. They shouted, <Death to the oppressor, be it the Shah or the mullahs,> <IRGC, SAVAK, the game is over,> and <Our leader is Massoud Rajavi, our final answer is the liberation army.> Simultaneous with the Iranian rally in Munich, thousands of the brave people of Zahedan took to the streets and demonstrated despite the heavy presence of security forces who had blocked all roads to the city's big mosque. A group of Baluch women had also taken part in this protest. On this 155th day of the nationwide uprising on February 17, the demonstrators in Zahedan chanted, <Death to Khamenei,> <Death to the dictator,> <Kurds, Baluchis, and Azeri want freedom and equality,> <Free all political prisoners,> and <Death to the oppressor, be it the Shah or the mullahs.> >>
Read more here:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2023/02/18/death-to-the-oppressor/

Jinha | Womens News Center
17 Feb 2023
<<Fire of revolution in Iran keeps growing
News Center- The uprising that started in Rojhilat Kurdistan and Iran following the killing of Jina Mahsa Amini by Iran's so-called, <Morali-ty police> on September 16, 2022, has entered its sixth month. In many cities of Rojhilat Kurdistan and Iran, many people took to the streets on the 40th day of the execution of Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini on January 7, 2023 for participating in the Jina Mahsa Amini protests. Protesters set fire to streets in many Kurdish cities such as Sanandaj, Mahabad, Lorestan, Khorramabad, Javanrud, Qorveh, Kamyaran, Dehgolan, Baneh, Bukan, Urmia, Ilam and Kermanshah. Chanting anti-regime slogans, the protesters underlined that they would keep resisting until they achieved their freedom. In Sistan and Baluchestan province, Dezab, Tehran, Isfahan, Borujerd, Malayer, Karaj, Yazd, Rasht, Izeh, Shiraz, Mashhad, Qom, Hormozgan, Alborz, Bushehr, Qazvin and Arak, the protesters blocked roads by building barricades set fire to govern-ment buildings. Chanting anti-regime slogans, the protesters held pictures of those who were executed in the country. In Shiraz, security forces used water cannons against the protesters. According to the local sources, clashes broke out between the regime forces and the protesters in many cities such as Izeh and Dezab.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/fire-of-revolution-in-iran-keep-growing-in-iran-32781
Read more about the executed (revolution martyrs) here:
http://cryfreedom.net/JINA-FFF3-executed-.htm

BBC News | Middle-East
17 Feb 2023
By David Gritten
<<Iran protesters march in several cities in mourning for executed men
Iran has seen its most widespread anti-government protests in weeks, after small crowds marched overnight in Tehran and a number of other cities. Videos showed people chanting <Woman, life, freedom> and <Death to Khamenei> - a reference to the Supreme Leader. It followed calls to mark the 40th day of mourning for two men executed on protest-related charges, Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini. The UN said they had faced unfair trials based on forced confessions. Protests swept across the country in September following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who was detained by morality police for allegedly not wearing her hijab properly. Authorities have portrayed them as <riots> and responded with force.
So far, at least 529 protesters have been killed and almost 20,000 detained, according to the Human Rights Activists' News Agency (HRANA). Four protesters have been hanged since December, while 107 others have reportedly been sentenced to death or charged with capital offences.>>
Read more here:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-64675060
and
http://cryfreedom.net/JINA-FFF3-executed-.htm

NCRI - In Activities
17 Feb 2023
<<Breaking the Chains: The Role of Women in Iran's Resistance Movement
Norway Parliament Hosts Meeting in Solidarity with Iranian Resistance Movement. The Norway Parliament hosted a meeting in solidarity with the Iranian people's uprising and their organized Resistance movement. The February 10, 2023 event featured several distinguished speakers, including the keynote speaker, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). Mrs. Rajavi provided valuable insights into the current situation in Iran, while other notable attendees included former ministers, lawmakers, and politicians from Norway and other Nordic countries.
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In addition to these esteemed guests, the conference also featured a speech by Ms. Sarvnaz Chitsaz, Chair of the NCRI Women's Committee. Her remarks shed light on women's challenges in Iran and their important role in the Resistance movement.>>
Read all and especially her speech here:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2023/02/17/women-iran-resistance-movement/

NCRI Womens committee
In Women's News
16 Feb 2023
<<Dismissal of Professors and Student Protesters: Iranian Regime's Crackdown on Universities
In recent weeks, there have been numerous reports of the Iranian regime's dismissal of professors and suspension or expulsion of protesting students from universities across the country. The regime has been using these tactics to suppress dissent in response to the nationwide protests and uprisings of the Iranian people. The regime's actions are a clear violation of human rights and have raised concerns about the state of academic freedom in Iran. Professors who were dismissed were often targeted for exercising their right to free speech and questioning the regime's policies, including the harsh treatment of protesters, the use of death sentences, and the broadcasting of forced confessions on state television. The sus-pended or expelled students are being denied their right to education, and their futures are jeopardized. The regime's crackdown on universities and their students and faculty represent a grave injus-tice, and the international community must take action to hold the Iranian regime accountable. By speaking out against these injustices and supporting those who have been unfairly targeted, we can help to end the oppression and violence that has become all too common in Iran.
Forced retirement and dismissal of professors
The unfortunate practice of forced retirement and dismissal of professors due to security pressures and their association with students' rights is prevalent in universities. In a recent instance, 11 guest professors from the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad were fired, including Mahshid Gohari, a prominent literature professor. Gohari took to her Instagram page to announce her termination after seven years of dedicated teaching alongside several of her colleagues. The university's decision to terminate cooperation with six professors from the faculty of literature, three professors from the faculty of law and political science, and two professors from the faculty of mathematics and administrative and economic sciences were due to their support for students' rights, according to the Iranian student union councils.>>
Read more here:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2023/02/16/dismissal-of-professors/

Jinha | Women's News Agency
15 February 2023
<<Slogan 'Jin, jiyan, azadi' continues to echo in Iran
News Center- The protests that started in Rojhilate Kurdistan and Iran following the killing of Jina Mahsa Amini by the regime's so called <morality police>, have been going on for more than five months. The Iranian regime, which could not suppress the protests despite all the oppression, massacres, arrests and tortures, tried to change the country's agenda by releasing the political prisoners. However, the people continue to demand freedom and the change of the regime by holding protests across the country. Last night, people took to the streets in many cities such as Sanandaj, Javanrud, Kermanshah, Dehgolan, Divandareh, Baneh, Mahabad, Bukan, and Saqez. The protesters burned the banners of the government and chanted anti-regime slogans. In Sistan and Baluchestan province, Chah Bahar, Tehran, Kish, Bojnurd, Shiraz, Hamedan, Bandar Abbas, Isfahan, Karaj, Ahvaz, Izeh, Tabriz, Mashhad, Qom, Sari and many other cities, people took to the streets, chanting ant-regime slogans. They hung the photographs of those who lost their lives and were executed in the uprising on the walls of the buildings belonging to the Basij, one of the five forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/slogan-jin-jiyan-azadi-continues-to-echo-in-iran-32763
and
http://cryfreedom.net/JINA-FFF3-executed-.htm  

BBC news | Middle-East
15 Feb 2023
<<Iran protests: Female journalists targeted in spate of arrests
Female journalists in Iran have been targeted by security forces since anti-government protests began in September, activist groups say. Figures vary, but at least 17 have been arrested, an inter-national group for press freedom says. Another puts the number about three times that or more. Iran has been gripped by some of the biggest protests it has seen since the Islamic Republic was founded in 1979. Nearly 20,000 people are estimated to have been detained since September. More than 520 protesters have been killed by security forces in that time, according to the Iranian Human Rights Activists' News Agency (Hrana). The most recent arrest of a female journalist was that of Elnaz Mohammadi, who works for the reformist newspaper Hammihan. She was released on bail on Sun-day. Ms Mohammadi is the twin sister of Elaheh Mohammadi, who works for the same newspaper and was arrested on 29 September last year. She was detained for her reporting on the funeral of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman whose death in police custody on 16 September sparked the protests. Ms Amini had been detained for allegedly not wearing her hijab properly. A week before Elnaz Mohammadi was arrested, three other female journalists - Melika Hashemi, Saideh Shafiei and Mehrnoosh Zareie - were detained within the space of 48 hours. <We're seeing an unusual number of female journalists being arrested because what sparked the protests was the mandatory hijab law and the death of a young woman because of gender discrimination,> Yeganeh Rezaian, a researcher with the Washington-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), told the BBC. <Naturally more female journalists were covering the story. Even in small towns and local newspapers women were reporting on the women-led protests that were taking place,> she said.
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The CPJ estimates that at least 98 journalists and bloggers have been arrested, half of whom, it says, are women. Reporters Without Borders (RSF), an international advocacy group for journalistic free-dom, estimates that 55 journalists have been arrested since the start of the protests, 27 of whom are still being held with others released on bail awaiting sentencing. RSF says 17 female journalists have been arrested since the start of the uprising, the highest num-ber in a five-month period in the history of the Islamic Republic.
RSF's World Press Freedom Index puts Iran among the world's worst 10 countries for freedom of press.>>
Read more here:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-64584265

NCRI | Womens committee
15 Feb 2023
In women's News - <<A bodybuilding coach is sentenced to 11 years in prison and 85 lashes
Bodybuilding coach Mina Yaghoubi was sentenced to 11 years in prison, 85 lashes, and additional punishments. Bodybuilding coach Mina Yaqhoubi released a video clip on February 15, 2023, and announced that according to the decree issued by the Revolutionary Court, she was sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment and two years of being banned from staying in the city of her residence. She was also sentenced by the criminal court to 3 years in prison, enduring 85 lashes and 124 hours of washing graves. Bodybuilding coach Mina Yaghoubi said in this videoclip that the reason for her three-month silence was that her lawyer had objected to the court ruling, and they hoped to cut down on the punishment. Mina Yaghoubi, 33, was repor-tedly arrested during protests in Arak on November 1 for throwing sto-nes at a cemetery. She has a 12-year-old daughter and is a body-building coach. Security forces kidnapped her outside the bodybuilding club where she worked. She was under interrogation for 12 hours during her detention. Mina Yaghoubi was released on bail at 3 a.m. on December 1, 2022. Dark bruises around her eye showed that she had been viciously tortured while in detention. The bruise around her eye is said to be due to heavy blows to her head and forehead.>>
Read more here:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2023/02/15/bodybuilding-coach-85-lashes/
and also about 3 University graduates |women| detained under undecided conditions

Jinha | Womens News Agency | In Womens news
14 Feb 2023
<<Iranian Girls High Schools: Systematic Poisoning Sparks Outrage and Demands for Action
The serial gas poisoning of students in girls high schools in Qom reached Tehran. At the same time, the families of the poisoned students protested in front of the Qom governorate. Some 30 students of one of Tehran's girls high schools got respiratory poisoning and went to the hospital on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. (The state-run Hamshahri newspaper - February 14, 2023) According to the students at the girls high school in Tehran’s Monirieh District, <Around 9 o'clock, there was a smell in the air of the class, the whole class was almost suffocating. We all came out. Little by little, they came out from the rest of the classes. The whole building was full. The smell was like pepper spray or tear gas because some of the students' eyes were burning.> In another report from the same school, it is stated: <Today in the school, everyone felt bad after a gas was released. Many fainted, and yet the school deputies wanted to force the students back to the class! The police came sooner than the ambulances.>
Serial poisoning in girls high schools in Qom
According to the official news agency IRNA, citing Majid Mohebbi, Vice President of Medicine of Qom University of Medical Sciences, on Tuesday, 117 students from different schools of Qom were admitted to medical centers and hospitals in Qom with suspected symptoms of poisoning. The serial poisoning of girls high school students in Qom, which started in December, continues, and the cause of these incidents is still unknown. The relevant authorities have not given any response to the families of the poisoned students. The NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi in a tweet called for an international investigation: <Female students' chain poisoning in Qom over 3 months, now in Tehran, is no accident but a systematic crime driven by a misogynistic regime's malicious intent. Iranian girls' role in the uprising has doubled the regime's hysteria. Urging an international investigation.>
Families protest against serial poisoning of students in Qom
Following the serial poisonings in girls high schools in Qom, the poisoned students' families gathered and protested in front of the Qom governorate. They chanted: <We don't want unsafe schools,> <death to the governor,> and <incompetent governor, resign, resign.> >>
Read more here:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2023/02/14/girls-high-schools-poisoning/

Jinha | Womens News Agency | Rojin Kadrin
14 Feb 2023
<<Iranian government prevents women from launching aid campaign for earthquake victims
Sardasht- Two major earthquakes centered in Maras have also affected the cities of Rojava and Northern Kurdistan, causing tens of thousands of people to become homeless. People all around the world have launched aid campaigns to help earthquake victims and heal their wounds. Some women living in Sardasht, city of Rojhilat Kurdistan, also wanted to launch an aid campaign to be in solidarity with the earthquake victims; however, the Iranian government does not allow the fundraising campaign.
'Our aid campaign is prevented'
Speaking about their campaign, Sahar Moloudi, an activist in the city of Sardasht, said, <After the earthquakes in Bakur and Rojava, we thought of launching a campaign to collect aid for earthquake victims; however, the Iranian government does not allow us to launch it. Activists want to help the earthquake victims and heal their wounds.>
'We feel sad for not helping the earthquake victims'
<As women of Rojhilat, we feel sad for not be able to help and sup-port the earthquake victims in Bakur and Rojava,> activist Fatemeh Bayzidi said, <I got in contact with my relatives living in Germany and asked them to help and support the earthquake victims by getting in contact with Heyva Sor a Kurd (the Kurdish Red Crescent).> >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/iranian-government-prevents-women-from-launching-aid-campaign-for-earthquake-victims-32752?page=1

 
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