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Welcome to cryfreedom.net, formerly known as.Womens Liberation Front.  A website that hopes to draw and keeps your attention for  both the global 21th. century 3rd. feminist revolution as well as especially for the Zan, Zendagi, Azadi uprising in Iran and the struggles of our sisters in Afghanistan.

This online magazine will be published evey month and started December 2019. Thank you for your time and interest.

Gino d'Artali
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radical feminist and activist

 

  

                             

 

 

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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

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:  May 31 -16--May 15-1--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 14 May 2023

and

'TO WEAR OR NOT TO WEAR A HIJAB i.e. TO BE OR NOT TO BE A FREE WOMAN' Updated

MAY 2023:
 <Without hijab, the Islamic Republic would not have much of a meaning,> says Dehghan, vice-president....
Opinion by Gino d'Artali: What the vice president really is saying is when all free women burn their hijab the Islamic republic will be burned to ashes. ...
and more news
APRIL 2023:

Unveiled And Unbroken, Woman's Revolution In Iran.
The 'witch-hunting' on the unveiled maybe has started but the 'witches' fight back':

AND

BIOLOGICAL TERROR ATTACKS
Update 9 - 4 May 2023

 

AND

'BLINDING AS A WEAPON'

Update: BLINDED Part 10 - may-march-2023

AND

NEW: May - April 2023 - 'IRANIAN JOURNALISTS UNDER SIEGE'

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UPDATES: LINKS 2 'Blinding as a weapon' (menu to the right) AND 'Biological terror attacks' (menu to the left) go here:
www.cryfreedom.net/ZZA-JINA-FFF3-blinded-april-2023-eye-of-the-dragon.htm 
 
Gino d'Artali
Indept investigative journalist
CLICK HERE ON HOW TO READ ALL ON THIS PAGE

 

Here we are to enter THE IRANIAN WOMEN'S REVOLUTIONISTS against
the supreme leader, the arch-reactionary Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his placeman president, Ebrahim Raisi. The message of the women when he visited a university is plain: <give way or get lost> in 2023.
IN MEMORY OF from left to right ASRA PANAHI (16)- JHINA MAHSA AMINI (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

'Facing Faces and Facts 1-2'  (2022) to commemorate the above named and more and food for thought and inspiration to fight on.

and 'Facing Faces & Facts 3' edited December 2022/March 2023


This is how the Iranian basiji shoot with pellets at especially girls and women and how they hang now martyrs of the women-led revolution.

 
     

May 22 - 19, 2023
<A group of women political prisoners staged a protest in the courtyard of Tehran's Evin prison following the execution of three protesters last week....
and
<Rolling Coverage: Executions Spark Condemnations, Protests....
and
<<Iran's Top Sunni Cleric: <A Nation Can't Be Suppressed by Executions>....
and other heinous news of an Iranian dictarorship on a hanging spree.... 

 

May 22 - 17, 2023
<<Activists, Lawyers, and Teachers Battle for Rights in Iran....
 and more news
<<Iran warns unveiled women by hanging notices in shop windows....
and more news

May 19, 2023
<Rolling Coverage: Executions Spark Condemnations, Protests....
and
<<Iran's Top Sunni Cleric: <A Nation Can't Be Suppressed by Executions>....
and other heinous news of an Iranian dictarorship on a hanging spree....

17 - 16 May, 2023
<<Sarina Esmailzadeh - Allah has her soul -
Sarina Esmailzadeh (July 2, 2006 - September 21, 2022) was a 16-year-old teenager and a clever student of Farzanegan School in Mehrshahr, Karaj. On the 21st of September, she was killed by a severe beating of the baton on the head by the IRGC security forces during the 2022 nationwide protests in Karaj, Iran..... 

and more news




 

15 May, 2023
<We Want our Rights!> Iranian Retirees Protest Over Deteriorating Living Conditions
....
and more news

14 - 11 May , 2023
<<Beyond the Veil: Iranian Women's Uprising against a Religious Dictatorship
....
An interview with Elaheh Azimfar on women’s role in the Iran uprising....

 and more news

Back to the first part of May 2023
 

Click here for the 2022 'Chapters'

 

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'AFGHANISTAN's WOMEN IN RESISTENCE.  

 

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.

Jinha - Womens News Agency - May 17, 2023
<<Sick prisoner in Iran taken back to prison without receiving treatment
News Center- Iranian political prisoner Fatemeh Sepehri, one of the signatories of the famous <Letter of 14> which strongly criticized the country's conditions and demanded the resignation of the leader Ali Khamenei, has been suffering serious health problems since she was arrested on
'She has lost 15 kilograms since she was arrested'
Asghar Sepehri, the brother of imprisoned rights activist Fatemeh Sepehri, tweeted that his sister Fatemeh Sepehri has lost 15 kilograms since she was arrested although she has not gone on a hunger strike. His tweet said, <My sister Fatemeh Sepehri had a hand surgery. After the surgery, she suffered a gastrointestinal bleeding. On Monday, she was transferred to the Imam Reza Hospital and she was examined by a gastroenterologist. Although an urgent colonoscopy was needed to be performed, she was taken back to the prison. She has had hand surgery three times this month.>
Highlighting that his sister must be immediately released from the prison to receive a better treatment, Asghar Sepehri said, <She needs physical therapy; however, she is denied access to treatment.> Fatemeh Sepehri is a political and women's rights activist and a political prisoner in Iran. During a wave of arrests as a result of Mahsa Amini protests, she was arrested on September 21, 2022. Then, she was sentenced to 18 years in prison by the Court of Appeal of Mashhad.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/sick-prisoner-in-iran-taken-back-to-prison-without-receiving-treatment-33291

Iranwire - May 17, 2023 - By MARYAM DEHKORDI
<<Iranian Man Sentenced to Death Subjected to <Unrelenting Torment,> Sister Says
Amid a relentless wave of executions across Iran, the family of a 34-year-old protester sentenced to death fears he might be executed soon, his sister tells IranWire. Mujahid Korkur's arrest was reported in mid-December 2022 and handed capital punishment earlier this year for allegedly killing several individuals during protests in the western city of Izeh on November 16. His alleged victims include Kian Pirfalak, a nine-year-old boy who was shot by the security forces in his parent's car on that day. Fears of Korkur's imminent execution intensified following reports on May 12 that he had been transferred from Sheiban's prison to Tehran, his sister Raha Bakhtiari says. <We believed my brother had been transferred from Shiban to Tehran. However, we have now learned it was his case that was transferred [to the Supreme Court in Tehran] to confirm the verdict,> she explained.
During a brief meeting between Korkur and his parents, it became evident that his mental state had significantly deteriorated and that he has been subjected to acts of torture, according to Bakhtiari, who said the inmate had difficulties standing up. She quoted Korkur as telling his parents that he remained unconscious for an entire week following his arrest. <Since that meeting, which took place in the early weeks following his arrest, we have been left in the dark regarding his well-being,> she said. <However, Mujahid confided in us that he has faced mock executions on three separate occasions.> <Every day, he lives under the constant threat of being told to prepare for his execution, with individuals announcing him that the sentence will be carried out that day....They subject him to unrelenting torment,> the sister adds. <After Mujahid was arrested and while he was still in solitary confinement, my family tirelessly sought his transfer from isolation to the general prison,> Bakhtiari continues. <One of our relatives went to our house accompanied by a member of the security forces. They took away all the savings accumulated through the years from my father's hard work, the earnings from my mother's small grocery store, a modest amount of gold belonging to my mother, and my sister's marriage loan, all in the hope of moving Mujahid to a public prison. However, their efforts were in vain.> According to the judiciary, Korkur has been charged with various crimes, including engaging in <waging war against God by brandishing weapons with the intent to kill and instigating fear and corruption on Earth through acts of shooting with combat weapons, causing significant harm to public order, and inflicting major damage to property and physical well-being.>
Korkur is accused of murdering Pirflek and six other people.
<Like all Iranians, Mujahid's heart bled after the murder of Kian and other children in Iran. He grew weary of oppression and joined protests, just like the rest of us. However, the narrative constructed around him to take away his life is wrong.> After partially recovering from injuries sustained during the shooting incident targeting his personal vehicle, Kian's father, Meysem Pirflek, released a video in which he refutes Korkur's involvement in the death of his son. <I, as the father of my son, have not made any complaints against Mujahid Korkur or the youth of Izeh because my wife and I witnessed firsthand the security forces, under the command of Eidi Alipour, firing at our car, injuring me and killing my son,> he said. Human rights activists say that more than 200 people were executed so far this year after unfair trials or for charges that under international law should not result in the death penalty. Rights groups accuse the Islamic Republic of using the death penalty as a means to intimidate Iranians after nationwide protests erupted in September 2022 following the death in custody of 22-year old Mahsa Amini. They also say that members of ethnic minorities have been disproportionately targeted by the spate of executions.
Bakhtiari implores civil society not to abandon her brother and family.
<All we ask is their support and encouragement. Some individuals keep telling my father that there's no way to save Mujahid and that his execution is inevitable. Such words took a toll on my father's health and led to long hours in hospital,> she said.
<Help us,> Bakhtiari implored. <They want to execute my brother based on a fabricated story.> >>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/prisoners/116630-iranian-man-sentenced-to-death-subjected-to-unrelenting-torment-sister-says/
And I, Gino d'Artali, for Mujahid Korkur and other brothers who are about to be hanged on fabricated evidences and fake trials, ask from especially the world community and its politicians to do all they can to stop these heinous state-crimes of Iran because that's what they'll be.

NCRI - Women Committee - in Women's news - May 17, 2023
<<Labor Activist Anisha Assadollahi, Maryam Derisi Receive Over 7 years of Jail Time
In a recent development, labor activists Anisha Assadollahi and Maryam Derisi have been handed severe prison sentences by Iranian courts. Labor activist Anisha Assadollahi was sentenced to five years and eight months of imprisonment by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court. Maryam Derisi, a graduate student and activist, received a sentence of 22 months and 17 days from the Fars Province Appeals Court.
These rulings highlight the ongoing crackdown on activists in Iran.
Anisha Assadollahi's verdict, issued by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, states that she has been found guilty of <assembly and collusion> and <propaganda against the state.> She has been sentenced to five years of imprisonment for the former charge and eight months for the latter. If the verdict is upheld during the appeals process, the harshest punishment, five years of imprisonment, will be executed for the charge of <assembly and collusion> under Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code. On April 16, 2023, a hearing occurred at Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court to address the charges against labor activist Anisha Assadollahi. Subsequently, on the eve of International Workers' Day, April 28, 2023, she was arrested along with several other trade union and labor activists by security forces at the residence of Mohammad Habibi, a prominent teachers' union activist. She was then transferred to Evin Prison, where she awaits her appeal's outcome. Labor Activist Anisha Assadollahi, Maryam Derisi Receive Over 7 years of Jail Time
Student activist Maryam Derisi
In a separate case, Maryam Derisi, a graduate student at Saveh University and a vocal participant in the 2022 Iran protests, was transferred to Adelabad Prison in Shiraz to serve 15 months of prison time. The Fars Province Appeals Court sentenced her. She received 15 months and 1 day of imprisonment for <insulting the leadership> and 7 months and 16 days for <propaganda against the state.> The combined sentence amounts to 22 months and 17 days. According to Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code, the harshest punishment, 15 months of imprisonment, will be enforced. Before this ruling, Maryam Derisi had already faced legal consequences for her activism. Branch 103 of the Kazerun Revolutionary Court sentenced her to one year of imprisonment and 74 lashes, while Branch 102 of the same court gave her a three-year prison sentence. On October 15, 2022, she was arrested by security forces in Shiraz and subsequently transferred to Adelabad Prison. However, on November 2, 2022, she was released on bail. These cases exemplify the challenges activists face in Iran, where the exercise of freedom of expression and association is met with legal consequences.>>
Source:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2023/05/17/labor-activist-anisha-assadollahi/

NCRI - Womens Committee - May 16, 2023 - in The Fallen for Freedom
<<Sarina Esmailzadeh
Sarina Esmailzadeh (July 2, 2006 - September 21, 2022) was a 16-year-old teenager and a clever student of Farzanegan School in Mehrshahr, Karaj. On the 21st of September, she was killed by a severe beating of the baton on the head by the IRGC security forces during the 2022 nationwide protests in Karaj, Iran. Sarina Esmailzadeh lived with her mother and older brother. Her father, Aref Esmailzadeh, passed away in 2013 when she was 7. Her mother has been seriously ill due to a brain tumor. According to the posts published on Sarina's Telegram and YouTube channels, she was a freedom-seeking teenager who was against the mandatory hijab and sympathized with the social problems of the Iranian people. In one of her videos posted on YouTube, she said: <We're not like the previous generation 20 years ago who didn't know what life was like outside Iran. We are aware of what is happening in the world today, and we ask ourselves what we have less than other teenagers in the world, making our concerns in life so different.>
In her last video on Telegram (@sarinaez), she said: <My homeland feels like being in exile.>
Sarina Esmailzadeh was killed at noon on September 21 after the brutal killing of Mahsa Amini by the IRGC's security forces and the start of the 2022 Iran protests.
Sarina Esmailzadeh killed by blows of baton to her head
After the end of her language class, she joined the public gathering near her school with some of her friends to support the protests. In this gathering, the security officers severely injured Sarina Esmailzadeh with multiple baton blows on her head, causing her to bleed profusely from the head. Her friends took her to one of the houses near the gathering place for treatment since the conditions for transferring her to the hospital were not ready, but Sarina didn't make it and died there. On the same day, at 10.30 p.m., Sarina's friends informed her family of her death being murdered by the security forces because until then, her family didn't know about her condition. People at the gathering told Sarina's family that her body had been taken to the hospital by ambulance. Until the morning of September 23, the hospital's officials and its morgue did not give any information about the whereabouts of Sarina's body to her family.
Sarina Esmailzadeh killed by blows of baton to her head
Sarina Esmailzadeh's funeral
On September 23, 2022, at around 12:00 noon, the security forces called Sarina's family asking them to quickly go to the cemetery to receive and wash Sarina's body. After the presence of the family, the officers did not allow them to contact their friends and relatives, and they were forced to hold the funeral alone. For her family to identify Sarina, the security forces showed her face, which disclosed numerous injuries, and the right part of Sarina's forehead was completely smashed.
....
On the fortieth day after her death, Sarina's classmates held a memorial ceremony, and they removed Khamenei's picture from their class's wall and installed Sarina's picture instead.
One of Sarina's classmates wrote: <Spring is coming. We can hear it! Runty Seyyed Ali (referring to Khamenei), even if you kill us, even if you cut our heads off, even if you hit us, what are you going to do with the inevitable sprouts?> >>
Please do read more to honour Sarina Esmailzadeh, Allah has her soul, heinous killing:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2023/05/16/sarina-esmailzadeh/

Iranwire - May 16, 2023
<<Tehran Authorities Demolish Street Cafés in Ekbatan Town
Authorities in Tehran demolished multiple street cafes in Ekbatan Town earlier this week in what is seen as a move to punish residents of an area that has been a flashpoint of recent anti-government protests. Images showing the demolition of at least eight cafés by officers from the district 5 municipality surfaced on social media on May 14, triggering widespread negative reactions.The presence of security forces wearing black hats and masks and the deployment of at least 20 anti-riot police motorcycles during the operation indicate that the Islamic Republic's security institutions were prepared to suppress any potential protests. District 5 Mayor Ehsan Sharifi responded to the criticism the next day by saying that the cafés were occupying public spaces illegally and citing <public demand> as another reason for their demolition. Sharifi said that the operation was carried out under a <judicial order> and in coordination with the police and other relevant institutions. On the evening, local residents resumed their protest by chanting slogans against the Islamic Republic from rooftops and windows of residential buildings. The cafés were run by educated local youth. One of the owners told Shargh newspaper that the demolition of his café had cost him about $14,000. The owner explained that he received a letter from the municipality approximately four years ago stating that his café would need to close down.The authorities sent the last warning six months ago, stating that the café will be sealed due to its location in a public space and because it was spreading <indecency> and <corruption.> >>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/116591-tehran-authorities-demolish-street-caf%C3%A9s-in-ekbatan-town/

Iranwire - May 16, 2023
<<Alarm Raised about Jailed Political Activist Sepehri's Health
The brother of a prominent political activist imprisoned in Iran for calling for the resignation of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has raised alarm about his sister's deteriorating health. Fatemeh Sepehri has lost approximately 15 kilograms since her arrest eight months ago, her brother Asghar tweeted on May 16. Over the past 48 hours, Sepehri has experienced intestinal bleeding, further compounding her suffering following a recent hand surgery, he added. He said that his sister was briefly transferred to Imam Reza Hospital on May 15, where a gastrointestinal specialist recommended an urgent colonoscopy. The activist was arrested in the north-eastern of Mashhad on September 12, 2022. She is one of the 14 signatories of a 2019 letter requesting Khamenei's resignation, the abolition of the Islamic Republic and the establishment of a secular government. In February this year, first branch of Mashhad Revolutionary Court sentenced Sepehri to a total of 18 years in prison on charges including <propaganda against the regime,” “cooperating with hostile countries> and <insulting> Khamenei and his predecessor, Ruhollah Khomeini.>>
https://iranwire.com/en/prisoners/116593-alarm-raised-about-jailed-political-activist-sepehris-health/

Iranwire - May 16, 2023 - By KIAN SABETI
<<The British-Iranian Baha'i Who Helped Launch BBC Persian>>
Read this long story here:
https://iranwire.com/en/bahais-of-iran/116599-the-british-iranian-bahai-who-helped-launch-bbc-persian/
Note by Gino d'Artali: I only quoted the header because it is a long story, too long for me to quote a lot without getting in copyright trouble but for somebody interesting in history it's a very interesting read.

Iranwire - May 16, 2023
<<Report: Number of Executions in Iran Nearly Doubled Last Year
At least 883 people were executed across 20 countries in 2022, the highest highest number of executions recorded in five years, with Iran driving the spike, according to Amnesty International. The Islamic Republic of Iran is among the world's top executioners, with at least 576 executions last year, an increase of 83 percent compared to 2021 when 314 executions were recorded, the London-based human rights organization said in its annual review of the death penalty. <The Iranian authorities continued to use the death penalty as a tool of political repression and to disproportionately execute members of ethnic minorities as part of the long-term, entrenched discrimination and repression of these groups,> the reports said. Of the 576 recorded executions, 279 (48 percent) were for murder; 255 (44 percent) were for drug-related offences; 21 were for rape; 18 were for <waging was against God;> and three were for unknown crimes. Increases in recorded executions for murder (+75 percent) and drug-related offences (+93 percent) were largely responsible for the 83 percent spike in recorded executions. Those executed included 12 women and five people who were under the age of 18 at the time of the offence for which they had been convicted.
Two executions were carried out in public.
The use of the death penalty remained shrouded in secrecy in several countries, including China, the world's most prolific executioner. Ninety percent of the world's known executions outside China were carried out by just three countries in the Middle East: Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.>>
Read more here:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/116597-report-number-of-executions-in-iran-nearly-doubled-last-year/

Iranwire - May 16, 2023 - By ROGHAYEH REZAEI
<<Eight Months after Amini's Death, Iranian Girls Face Anxiety, Depression
In a quiet corner of north-eastern Iran, a concerned mother shares the challenges her daughter faces as she grapples with sleep problems and profound anxiety that prevents her from using lifts. This mother's testimony offers a glimpse of the ongoing mental health issues that many Iranian girls and women are going through, due to societal pressures and the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody eight months ago that triggered a protest movement demanding more freedoms and women's rights. The woman, who prefers to remain anonymous, worries that her daughter might be interrogated by government officials over her decision not to wear a mandatory headscarf. This weighs heavily on her already burdened shoulders. <What is the solution? My situation is not different from that of Nika Shakarami's and Mahsa's mother,> she tells IranWire, referring to a 16-year-old girl who was killed by multiple baton blows during protests in Tehran on September. <We must continue our journey despite the sadness and stress we carry,> the mother adds. The authorities have cracked down hard on the protest movement sparked by Aminis'a death on September 16, 2022. More than 520 people were killed during demonstrations and over 20,000 others were unlawfully detained, activists say. Following biased trials, the judiciary has handed down stiff sentences, including the death penalty, to protesters. While the widespread demonstrations have cooled, many Iranian women and girls continue to defy the authorities by refusing to appear in public with the compulsory head covering. Taraneh, a young woman residing in a small town in East Azarbaijan province, is one of them. <The suffering and pressure we endure are unbearable,> says Taraneh, which is a pseudonym. But she adds that she <draws strength from the memory of Amini's innocent eyes.>
<Heightened Suffering, Anxiety and Depression>
According to a psychologist and counselor at a girls' school in an eastern Iranian province, an increasing number of students are now seeking help for symptoms of anxiety and depression. <A notable effect observed in my clients is the emergence of heightened awareness following the Mahsa movement, which has lifted them from a state of semi-awareness and ignorance,> the psychologist explains. >>
Read more here:
https://iranwire.com/en/features/116586-eight-months-after-aminis-death-iranian-girls-face-anxiety-depression/

Jinha - Womens News Agency - May 16, 2023
<<The Municipality of Vienna has announced that a street in the city will be named after Jina Mahsa Amini, the symbol of the popular uprising in Iran.
News Center- A street in the city of Vienna, Austria's capital, will be named after Jina Mahsa Amini, who was murdered by the Iran's so-called ><morality police> in Iran on September 16 and became the symbol of the <Jin, Jiyan, Azadi (English: Women, Life, Freedom)> uprising in the country. The Municipality of Vienna has announced that a street will be named after Jina Mahsa Amini to support the uprising started by the people of Iran and Eastern Kurdistan. <A street of the city of Vienna will be named after Jina Mahsa Amini in order to support the 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' uprising started by the people in Iran. The struggle for freedom and democracy is a right to self-determination>, said Marina Hanke, member of the regional parliament of Vienna and the Social Democratic Party of Austria. <As the city of Vienna, we want to show our solidarity with all the brave protesters by naming a street in our city after Jina Mahsa Amini.> >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/street-in-vienna-to-be-named-after-jina-mahsa-amini-33282?page=1

Jinha - Womens News Agency - May 16, 2023
<<Iranian labor activist Anisha Assadollahi sentenced to more than 5 years in prison
News Center- Iranian language instructor and labor activist Anisha Assadollahi has been sentenced to five years and eight months in prison by the Branch 26 of Tehran Revolutionary Court, Iranian human rights organizations reported. The hearing was held yesterday by the Branch 26 of Tehran Revolutionary Court. The court has sentenced the activist to five years in prison on charges of <participation in illegal gatherings> and eight months in prison on charges of <propagandizing against the regime>. After the verdict, the activist wrote on her social media account, <I oppose the death sentences and executions and will continue to write. I will keep opposing the executions of activists Mohsen Shekari and Majid Reza Rahnavard.> Activist Anisha Assadollahi was arrested several times last year for defending workers' rights. At the beginning of this month, she was rearrested. On May 9, she was released from Evin prison on bail.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/iranian-labor-activist-anisha-assadollahi-sentenced-to-more-than-5-years-in-prison-33281?page=1

NCRI - Womens Committee - in Women's News - May 16, 2023
Outcry Against Executions: Families of Prisoners Rally in Tehran, Bandar Abbas, and Isfahan
Rising Executions Spark Public Outrage In a powerful display of discontent, the families of prisoners sentenced to execution gathered on Monday, May 15, outside the Judiciary building on Keshavarz Street in Tehran. They vehemently protested the rising number of executions and demanded an immediate halt to the unjust execution orders imposed on their loved ones. Carrying heartfelt messages, the children of the prisoners held signs displaying phrases such as <Don't execute my father> and <No to execution,> passionately urging an end to these acts of capital punishment. Meanwhile, the families of those convicted on drug-related charges chanted, <Don't execute,> emphasizing their plea against the execution of their family members. However, the State Security Force resorted to forceful measures, attacking the families' peaceful gathering and preventing them from continuing their assembly.
Families of Prisoners Rally in Tehran, Bandar Abbas, and Isfahan
Families of prisoners held a rally in Tehran, chanting, <Do not execute.> Meanwhile, in Bandar Abbas, families of prisoners held a protest gathering outside the Prison of Bandar Abbas. On the evening of Saturday, May 14, in Isfahan, a brave group of individuals voiced their concerns over the potential execution of three defendants. They organized a protest gathering outside Dastgerd prison. The participants clashed with suppressive forces, strongly opposing the execution orders. Responding to the people's protest, agents of the regime deployed tear gas canisters to suppress the demonstra These protests come amidst alarming reports of executions in Iran. Since April 21, 2023, the mullahs' regime has executed at least 90 individuals, heightening concerns.
Families of Prisoners Rally in Tehran, Bandar Abbas, and Isfahan
Execution reflects the regime's situation in parallel with the conditions of society. For at least six months, people have taken to the streets, persistently demanding the downfall of the oppressive dictator. Their voices resonate across the rooftops and walls of the city, representing a profound desire for change. Alongside the cycle of executions, Iran is witnessing a wave of intellectual migration and brain drain. Furthermore, the poverty line is soaring, the dollar price has reached unprecedented levels, and the value of the Iranian currency, the toman, is withering away like a dry leaf in the wind. As tensions escalate and the socio-political climate remains turbulent, Iran faces a critical juncture where the regime's actions and repercussions on society are being brought to the forefront, demanding immediate attention and resolution.>>
Source:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2023/05/16/families-of-prisoners-rally/
Note by Gino d'Artali: As you might know by now I 200 % solidarize with and are active as a Women's Rights activist and what here with you permission would like to say is that I know the Iranian people are a very poetic people and I simply love this part of a sentence: <..., the toman, is withering away like a dry leaf in the wind. > I'm a poet myself and say 'Shukrah to the writer and the Iranian people although I know of what pain it can be to have to scratch ones living together.

Iranwire - May 16, 2023
<<Poll: Over 90 Percent of Iranians Have Considered Leaving the Country
Some 93 percent of Iranians have thought about emigration outside the country at some point in their lives, according to a recent poll conducted by the collaborative initiative Iran Open Data among social media users. The group presented the main findings of the survey in an article on May 15, saying that about half the respondents said that they have taken practical steps to leave the country. Those with university education are more likely to have taken steps to emigrate. More than half the respondents say they have considered emigrating between the years 2009 to 2019. Almost half of the respondents stated that they first thought about emigrating between the ages of 20 and 30. The report comes amid growing concerns that many skilled workers and highly educated professionals are leaving the country. Iran open Data cited the Iranian emigration Yearbook 2022, published by the Iran Migration Observatory in December, as saying that <emigration can be considered the fastest growing social phenomenon in Iran over the past two years.> <Hopelessness, economic instability and the decline of fundamental freedoms such as free internet,> along with other economic, social and political factors, have caused a rapid increase in emigration, the Observatory said. At least 2 million Iranians are estimated to live outside the country, but the true figure is believed to be much higher. Iran Open Data said that 1,567 Iranian social media users participated in its poll. Of the respondents, 72 percent were male and 27 percent were female, and 97 percent of them said they lived in urban areas, mainly Tehran. The average stated age of respondents was 34 years.>>
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