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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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Here we are to enter THE IRANIAN
WOMEN'S REVOLUTIONISTS against
'Facing Faces and
Facts 1-2' (2022) to commemorate the above named and more and food for
thought and inspiration to fight on.
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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.
Iranwire
15 March 2023
By SHOHREH MEHRNAMI
<<Dirty Revenge: Defiant Iranian Celebrities Targeted By Restrictive
Measures
Iranian celebrities have been voicing their support for the <Woman,
Life, Freedom> movement through their social media accounts, many of
which have millions of followers. This has posed a challenge to the
Islamic Republic, whose officials have blamed them for <fanning the
flames of the riots.> Eight days after the September 16 death of Mahsa
Amini in the custody of Tehran police, which triggered the on-going wave
of anti-government protests, judiciary head Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei
declared that those who became famous <thanks to the support> of the
Islamic Republic have <joined the enemy.> Ejei was referring to
well-known sports figures, artists and other celebrities who had
expressed support for the protest movement. Mehdi Yarahi, the singer and
composer of the protest song <Sorud Zan,> published a decree on Twitter
on March 13 showing that less than a month after the wave of protests
kicked off, the judiciary banned several artists from having financial
dealings. The measure targeted Yarahi, who defiantly said he was
<satisfied with my crime,> and other famous artists including Asghar
Farhadi, Keyhan Kalhor and Taraneh Alidoosti. The individuals listed in
the decree had only published one social media post expressing sadness
and disgust over Amini's death. Farhadi, an internationally acclaimed
film director, took to Instagram to denounce the killing of the
22-year-old woman as a crime, while Alidoosti wrote, <Damn this
captivity.> Kalhor also protested Amini's death on Instagram and
expressed support for the <Woman, Life, Freedom> movement.
In the following weeks, these artists strongly reacted to the
autho-rities' bloody crackdown on the protests, but their initial
remarks were relatively mild. In an attempt to normalize the situation
amid weeks of nationwide protests, the Ministry of Culture and Islamic
Guidance in December threatened singers and music producers to be banned
from leaving the country if they didn't release new songs.
By imposing travel bans and other restrictions, the Islamic Republic not
only enacts revenge on defiant artists, but also tries to intimidate
others who have not released new work or performed in public after the
start of the protests. Sociologist Mehrdad Darvishpour told IranWire
that repressive measures against celebrities are part of a strategy
aimed at instilling terror and fear of revenge among Iranians.>>
Read more here:
https://iranwire.com/en/society/114803-dirty-revenge-defiant-iranian-celebrities-targeted-by-restrictive-measures/
Iranwire
14 March 2023
<<Iranian Teacher's Rights Activist Hamrang Re-Arrested
Prominent Iranian teacher's rights activist and former political
prisoner Zeinab Hamrang has been re-arrested by security forces in
Tehran, her son says. Ehsan Seifi said his mother was detained on March
12 while she was leaving her house to go to the gym. Judicial and
security institutions did not immediately give a reason for the
detention. In a recent interview with IranWire, Seifi said he had been
stopped and interrogated for hours by security forces in the
northwestern city of Khoy ahead of a planned trip to Turkey.
Hamrang, a retired teacher and resident of Tehran, is an activist for
the Teachers' Trade Union. She was previously sentenced to six years in
prison on charges of <gathering and colluding with the intention of
disrupting the security of the country> and <propaganda against the
regime.> She was released from prison in October 2022 after serving more
than two years.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/114779-iranian-teachers-rights-activist-hamrang-re-arrested/
Opinion by Gino d'Artali: Really, the Iranian contra-revolution
judiciary are so stupid because they always accuse people of the
same:|gathering and colluding with the intention of disrupting the
security of the country| and |propaganda against the regime.|. I wonder
if they are illiterate?
Iranwire
14 March 2023
<<Iranian Court Confirms Labor Activist Mohtadi's Six-Year Sentence
An Iranian appeals court has confirmed a six-year prison sentence for
workers' rights activist Keyvan Mohtadi, his wife says. Anisha
Asadollahi wrote on Twitter that the appeals court of Tehran province
confirmed the sentence on March 14, and that her husband was <not
included in the amnesty.> She was referring to a claim of the
authorities that thousands of prisoners have been <pardoned> over past
few weeks. <We are not afraid. The anger of oppressors is a sign of our
resistance and resilience,> said Asadollahi, who was also arres-ted in
the past for supporting workers' rights. Mohtadi, a translator and
member of the Iranian Writers Association, was arrested on May 5, 2022,
and transferred to Tehran's Evin prison. In January, the Tehran
Revolutionary Court sentenced him in first instance to five years in
prison for <collusion and gathering against national security> and one
year for <propaganda against the system.> >>
Read more here:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/114781-iranian-court-confirms-labor-activist-mohtadis-six-year-sentence/
NCRI - Womens Committee
14 March 2023
<<Tag: The girl child
The girl child in Iran is the most innocent victim of the mullahs
Being a woman and a child, makes the girl child in Iran the most
vulnerable under the misogynist rule of the mullahs since the rights of
women and children are neither protected nor promoted in Iran.
The bill on the rights of children has been stalled in the parliament
for years, just as the bill on violence against women was stalled for
eight years, before being totally overhauled. The bill to increase the
age of marriage for the girl child in Iran was rejected in December 2018
by the Legal and Judicial Committee of the parliament for containing
<religious and social deficiencies> and for contradicting <the teachings
of Islam.> The Iranian Constitution sets 9 the legal age of criminal
accountability for the girl child in Iran and the mandatory dress code
forces her to cover her hair since the first day of school at age 6. At
least a quarter of Iranian students are forced to quit school every
year, a large number of whom join the estimated 3 to 7 million child
laborers. Drop-out of girl children, 6 years and older, is widespread
particularly in the provinces of Sistan and Baluchestan, Khuzestan,
Western Azerbaijan, and Eastern Azerbaijan. The girl child in Iran is
also victim of substandard structures of schools and unsafe
transportation in light of the irresponsible approach of education
officials and staff. Every year, a number of young girls lose their
lives while on the road to school, under a collapsed wall or ceiling, or
in fire. Unsafe heating systems have also caused repeated poisoning of
students. Institutionalized in the clerical regime's laws, the legal age
of marriage for the girl child in Iran is 13 years, and she can be given
to marriage even younger if the father and a judge decide that she is
mature enough. Therefore, the rate of forced marriage of the girl child
in Iran is rapidly growing.>>
Source:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/tag/the-girl-child/
Opinion from Gino d'Artali: forced child-labor or marriage/pregnancy is
a crime period!
Iranwire
13 March 2023
<<Iranian Political Prisoner Asks Khamenei: Why Are You Afraid Of
Referendum?
Prominent Iranian political prisoner Mostafa Tajzadeh has again
expressed support for a proposed referendum that would pave the way for
a democratic system in Iran. In an open letter dated March 12 and
addressed to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Tajzadeh also said that
officials in Tehran's Evin prison confiscated his personal belongings
and those of a co-detainee during a search of their cell.
Tajzadeh was arrested in September 2022 and later sentenced to five
years in prison for repeatedly calling for structural changes in the
country, as anti-government protests raged across the country.
Last month, Tajzadeh joined other political prisoners in backing a call
by opposition figure Mir Hossein Mousavi for the <fundamental
transformation> of Iran's theocratic political system. In a statement,
the 80-year-old Mousavi, a former prime minister who has been under
house arrest since 2011, called for a <free> referendum and the drafting
of a new constitution. <Yesterday evening, for the third time in the
past month, the prison inspectors, an agency under the supervision of
your appointees, raided our cell in Evin prison. During this prolonged
and unusual search, they seized some of my personal notes and those
belonging to Dr. Saeed Madani,> Tajzadeh wrote in his open letter.
Madani, a sociologist who has published several studies on social issues
in Iran, including violence against women, child abuse, prostitution,
and poverty, is serving a nine-year prison sentence. <Why are you so
afraid of the proposal to hold a refe-rendum that you resort to such
illegal measures in response to our support for Engineer Mousavi's
statement?> Tajzadeh asked Khamenei. <Even after unjustly imprisoning
your critics, why do you continue to violate their inalienable and basic
rights in prison?> he added. Tajzadeh concluded his letter by saying
that no pressure or attack will prevent him and other imprisoned critics
from defending the basic rights and freedoms of the Iranian people.>>
Read more here:
https://iranwire.com/en/politics/114735-iranian-political-prisoner-asks-khamenei-why-are-you-afraid-of-referendum/
NCRI - Women's Committee
12 March 2023
<<In womens' news - Sarvnaz Ahmadi sentenced to three years and six
months in jail
Branch 36 of the Revision Court of Tehran Province sentenced Sarvnaz
Ahamdi to three years and six months in jail for <assembly and collusion
to disrupt national security.> Sarvnaz Ahmadi was arrested with her
husband on November 6, 2022, during the nationwide protests. The
preliminary trial examining her charges was held at Branch 15 of the
Revolutionary Court of Tehran. Sarvnaz Ahmadi was sentenced to 5 years
for <assembly and collusion to disrupt national security> and one year
for <propaganda against the state,> six years of imprisonment in total.
Sarvnaz Ahmadi was temporarily released on bail on December 7, 2022.>>
Source:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2023/02/08/revolutionary-court-condemns/
Read there also about:
- Tahereh Bejervani sentenced to 1.5 years in prison and
- Elham Afkari released with an electronic tag on her ankle
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Liberation Front 2019/cryfreedom.net 2023
