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HAIL TO THE IRANIAN
WOMEN'S REVOLUTIONISTS FALLEN FOR FREDOM
against
the supreme leader, the arch-reactionary Ayatollah Ali Khomeini,
and his placeman president. The message of
the women when the former president visited a university was plain: <give way or
get lost> in 2023 and still is.
IN MEMORY OF ASRA PANAHI (16)- JINA MAMINI (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
(Updates
October 9, 2024)
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December 31,
2023 - Preface about the below 3 heroines of Iran by
Gino d'Artali : Beacons of hope and inspiration on the
road towards a long and free Iran . * Jina Amini,
our sister/daughter who martyred herself for freedom;
*Narges Mohammadi, our sister and as I call her 'mother
of a free Iran' and winner of the Nobel Prize of Freedom
2023 and sentenced five times to a total of 31 years in
prison and 154 lashes but who refuses to give in to the
mullahs' regime to wear a hijab or bow to their demands
and therefore is refused medical care although needing
it badly and bringing her live in danger but says "Victory
is not easy, but it is certain" * and Maryam
Akbari Monfared, our sister who's encarcerated since
15 years and refuses to bow down to the mullahs saying "Finally,
one day, I will sing the song of victory from the summit
of the mountain, like the sun. Tomorrow belongs to us"
Read all about them here and let them inspire you on
your road towards a long and free Iran or as we say in
the West: 'Three strikes and the mullahs' regime is out'
Be the finalizing strike dear and brave dissent |
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A to VICTORY tribute to
NARGES MOHAMMADI
October 8, 2024:
"The perpetrators of war are the
outcasts and the disgraced throughout history..."
September 25, 2024:
Letter from Narges Mohammadi to UN
General Assembly
September 16, 2024:
"Message from Narges
Mohammadi for Jina Mahsa Amini"
May 6, 2024
"Tyranny will fall"
"Victory is not easy, but it is certain"
watch it here :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LAMPz57Aqw
Click here for a news-overview
from January 15, 2024 'till October 31, 2023
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JINA AMINI'S VOICE IS HEARD
And do read also the above linked incredible
December 2023 update!
despite the mullahs'
regime to force it down!
Her mother speaks
out loud and clear
UPDATED:
September 29 - 16, 2024
Second Anniversary of Jina Amini's
state-sanctioned murder
incl. Commemorating Bloody Friday
a wave of arrests of her fellow-citizen
Oct 3, 2024:
Commemoration of the Fallen for
Freedom
Click here for earlier news of the
'Woman, Life, Freedom'
revolution
MARJAM AKBARI
MONFARED
June 24, 2024:
The Iranian Regime
Judiciary Launches a New Case to Seize the Assets of Maryam Akbari Monfared and Her Family, in Revenge for
Seeking Justice for Her Siblings Executed in the 1980s
Dec 30, 2023: Not bowing for the mullahs' regime
she says:
"Finally, one
day, I will sing the song of victory from the summit of
the mountain, like the sun. Tomorrow belongs to us"
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PAKSHAN AZIZI
Actual News:
September 23 - 16, 2024:
<<Pakhshan Azizi denied medical
care ...and
<<Letter from Pakhshan Azizi: The
philosophy of Jin, Jiyan, Azadi is a philosophy of life...
September 10 - 9, 2024
"Twenty-Six Human Rights Organizations Demand Immediate
Cancellation of Pakhshan Azizi's Death Sentence..."
and more actual news
September 5, 2024
"You dictator, I am Arash, fire
responds to fire,"
August 19, 2024
Sentenced to Death for Assisting
Women Targeted by ISIS
And read here her full story:
July 23 - 22, 2024
"Denying the Truth,
and Its Alternative"
September 5, 2024
"You dictator, I am Arash, fire
responds to fire,"
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Please do read
the following articles about heroines who risk live and
limb for the women-led revolution and no matter what
they'll never give in nor up!and other stories: click on the underlined
topics:
Actual stories:
October 7, 2024:
Plight of nurses in Iran:
Resignatons and Emigration
October 5, 2024:
World Teachers' Day
October 2, 2024:
Expulsions of Students and
Professors
October 1, 2024:
Workers Neglected in Iran's Unsafe
Mines
and
Click here for previous inspiring
stories and articles
incl. Red Alerts |
Read here more about the
'Nurses 'strike' back':
August 30, 2024:
"Nurses can neutralize security
forces' efforts with unity."
and updates:
August 28, 2024:
Nurses' demands - "A nurse will
die, but will not accept humiliation,":
SPECIAL
REPORTS PALESTINE
For actual updates
Updated
Oct. 3, 2024 |
"NO to executions"
campaign
In support - reflection and
updates:
Sept. 7 - August 20, 2024
'The mullahs' regime / OHCHR* gallows' dance'
July 8 - 4, 2024:
The-death-sentence-against-Sharifeh-Mohammadi
June 15, 2024:
Prisoner Swap with Iran is
Shameful Reward
June 5 - May 23, 2024:
It |Iran| puts people to death in
order to terrorize the population into silence.
and other stories
*OHCHR - UN Office of
the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Click here for earlier reports
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October 7 - 5, 2024
<<Sarvenaz
Ahmadi ends her hunger strike...
and
<<Bukan: Seven IRGC Members Killed and Injured in Armed
Clash...
and
<<Kurdish Women Journalists' Day: We keep reporting the
truth...
and
<<Iran Arrests Kurdish Nurse in Sanandaj, Whereabouts
Unknown...
and
<<Zahra Fayzi, 41, executed in Tabriz Central Prison...
and
<<Iranian Appeals Court Reduces Kurdish Journalist and
Activist Zhina Modares Gorji's Prison Sentence...
and
<<Lorestan: Femicide/Suicide of Fatemeh Moradpour Due to
Pressure for Forced Marriage...
and
<<Five Balochs, Including Three Teenagers, Killed and
Injured by Direct Gunfire...
and more actual fact-finding
news |
May 10 - 3, 2024
'War against the No-hijabi
women'
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Oct. 4 - 2, 2024
<<Narges
Mohammadi prevented from leaving prison to undergo
angiography...
and
<<Deadly Denial of Medical Care in Iran's Prisons...
and
<<Maryam Sadat Yahyavi: Over 50 Days Deprived of Contact
with Her Family...
and
<<Another Woman Hanged in Qezel Hesar: 20 Women Executed
in Iran in 2024...
and
<<Evin Prison: Sakineh Parvaneh Denied Contact Following
Hunger Strike on the Anniversary of Jina Amini's
State-Sponsored Killing...
and more actual news |
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.
In commemoration of Jina Amini, and all other fallen and immortal
sisters and daughters of Iran
Aynaz Javaheri
NCRI - Womens committee - 7 Oct 2024 - in The Fallen for Freedom
<<Aynaz Javaheri
A Symbol of Young Iranian Girls Opposing the Regime
Aynaz Javaheri, a 15-year-old student, was killed on October 8,
2022, by direct gunfire from security forces in Kermanshah, a city in
western Iran. She became a symbol of young girls challenging Iran’s
ruling clerics, risking everything to demand basic freedoms. Aynaz
joined nationwide protests that erupted following the death of
22-year-old Zhina Mahsa Amini on September 16, 2022. Driven by anger and
a desire for justice, she took to the streets alongside countless others
who protested the government’s violent treatment of women and youth. On
October 8, 2022, Khamenei's forces launched a brutal assault on a crowd
of demonstrators. They fired live rounds to disperse the people. Amid
this chaos, one of the security officers aimed Aynaz. Tragically,
bullets struck her head and face, ending her life instantly. Following
her death, security forces imposed intense pressure on her family,
warning them not to publicize her killing. Under tight surveillance and
restricted media coverage, her body was quietly laid to rest the next
day, October 9, 2022, in her hometown cemetery. A small funeral
gathering was held the same day, heavily monitored by security forces.
Aynaz Javaheris' resting place
Only one photo of Aynaz exists publicly, placed at her
gravesite-a somber reminder of a young life cut short in pursuit of
freedom.>>
Source:
https://wncri.org/2024/10/07/aynaz-javaheri/
Somayyeh Mahmoudi Nejad
NCRI - Womens committee - 7 Oct 2024 - in The Fallen for Freedom
<<Somayyeh Mahmoudi Nejad
A Symbol of Oppressed Baluchi Women
Somayyeh Mahmoudi Nejad, a 27-year-old Baluchi woman, lived with
her husband and eight-year-old son in the historic city of Qaleh Ganj,
located in Kerman province, southeastern Iran. Her life was marked by
resilience and devotion to her family, but it ended tragically and
violently simply because she resisted oppression. On October 8, 2022,
Somayyeh Mahmoudi Nejad and her young son went to the market by taxi. As
they arrived, a State Security Force officer opened fire on Somayeh,
shooting her six times in front of her child. Her life was taken in a
brutal, unprovoked act during the wave of government-sanctioned violence
that swept Iran amid nationwide protests. According to Somayyeh's
husband, Ashkan Mahmoudi Nejad, the officer responsible for her death
had been harassing her for months. His repeated advances had been met
with Somayyeh's clear rejection, which led him to make threats against
her life. In the tense environment of 2022’s uprising, regime forces
acted with near-total freedom to suppress dissent, often using live
ammunition and excessive force against unarmed civilians. Despite her
family's pleas for justice, no action has been taken against her killer.
In a video statement, Ashkan voiced his frustration and grief: "You're
quick to accuse protesters of <waging war against God> for setting a
trash can on fire, but it's been 35 days since my wife was murdered, and
there’s been no response." Somayyeh's death has left her family
and her community grieving and demanding justice. She now stands as a
symbol of the vulnerability faced by Iranian women-especially those from
marginalized communities-who dare to defend their rights and dignity.>>
Source:
https://wncri.org/2024/10/07/somayyeh-mahmoudi-nejad/
France 24 - Sept 19, 2024
<<First-hand account by Diako Alavi ... Death of Mahsa Amini:
'The silent crowd came to life and began shouting'
Diako Alavi, a high-school teacher from Mahsa Amini's hometown of
Saqqez, witnessed the first protests following Amini’s death in police
custody after she was arrested for improperly wearing the veil. Alavi,
who knew Amini's family, took part in the demonstrations alongside his
students before he was also arrested by the Iranian authorities.
I was a high-school English teacher in Saqqez (in Iranian
Kurdistan), where Mahsa Amini lived. We called her 'Jina' (her Kurdish
name). I know her family well. Saqqez is a small city of 50,000 people,
and her father is retired from the local social services; everyone
respects him. When I learned that his daughter was in a coma after
having been hit in the head repeatedly by the morality police, I was
immediately worried. The news began to travel around the town and
emotion spread. Her parents asked us all to pray for her.
I learned that Jina had left us on Friday, September 16. We were
waiting for her body to be returned for the funeral the next day.
Several groups seemed to have been sent to the four corners of the city
to make sure her body would be returned to her family. I went to the
cemetery at 8:30am. There were so many people. Thousands and thousands
of people were prostrating themselves in absolute silence. You couldn't
even hear them breathe. It was startling and frightening at the same
time. Then a man began to shout: "She could have been my daughter! She
could have been your sister! How much longer are we going to put up with
this?" The silent crowd came to life and began shouting. Within a few
minutes people started calling for the death of [Iran's Supreme Leader]
Ali Khamenei. Security officers who were on site began filming the scene
from the roof of the cemetery mosque. That made part of the crowd
furious, and they went for them. For a moment, I thought they were going
to kill them, but they just took away their phones and went back towards
Jina's grave.
"Don't cry, Mother - we will avenge your child's death">>
Read more here:
https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20230913-repression-in-iran-they-took-my-clothes-off-and-cut-my-hair
Nika Shakarami
NCRI - Womens committee - 19 Sept 2024 - in The Fallen for
Freedom
<<Nika Shakarami
Nika Shakarami died from repeated blows of the baton to her head
Nika Shakarami was born on October 2, 2005, in Khorramabad,
Lorestan province, in western Iran. She lived with her aunt Atash
Shakrami in Tehran.
The 17-year-old young woman was abducted and murdered by the
IRGC’s security forces at Tehran’s Keshavarz Blvd on September 20, 2022,
during Iran protests. Her friends, who were with her during the
protests, say Nika continued to chant slogans ceaselessly and was
fearless. According to available information, her last known
communication was a message sent to one of her friends around 7:00 PM.
Nika Shakarami said security forces were chasing her, and she was
running away.
Nika's family went looking for her everywhere in prisons,
detention centers, police stations, and even the forensic pathologist of
Kahrizak Prison.
Her aunt said that unofficial sources contacted her and told her
that Nika was kidnapped, held, and questioned by the Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps for a week. She was then transferred and
detained for a short time in Evin Prison. However, when her family went
to Evin, they were told that Nika Shakarami was not there.
Nika Shakarmi died from repeated blows of the baton to her head
In the final hours of her life, Nika was fearless during the
protests
On Friday, September 30, Shakrami's family was informed by the
police station that someone with similar characteristics had been
discovered during forensic examinations of dead protesters. They said
Nika's body was at the Kahrizak morgue....>>
Read her full story here:
https://wncri.org/2024/09/19/nika-shakarami/
Ghazaleh Ghasemi
NCRI - Womens committee - 29 Sept 2024 - in The Fallen for
Freedom
<<Ghazaleh Ghasemi
Ghazaleh Ghasemi, only 26 years old, was tragically killed by the
Iranian regime's security forces during the 2022 protests in Iran. On
the night of Saturday, October 1, 2022, at around 10 PM, she was fatally
struck in the head by the regime's agents. Despite the clear evidence of
her death caused by blunt force trauma to the head, the Iranian
authorities falsely claimed that Ghazaleh had died in a car accident.
However, her death certificate clearly stated that she had been killed
due to a severe blow to the head. Born in 1996, Ghazaleh Ghasemi held a
degree in biology and worked at a veterinary clinic in Tehran. One of
the regime's many atrocities during the 2022 uprising was fabricating
false narratives surrounding the deaths of protesters. In several cases,
they claimed victims had died in accidents or committed suicide, but
these were blatant lies intended to cover up their brutal actions.>>
Source:
https://wncri.org/2024/09/29/ghazaleh-ghasemi/
Zahra Mikaeili
NCRI - Womens committee - 29 Sept 2024 - in The Fallen for
Freedom
<<Zahra Mikaeili
Zahra Mikaeili, born on September 30, 2002, was a high school
graduate in experimental sciences and lived in Yelankouh, a neighborhood
in Tabriz, the capital of East Azerbaijan Province in northwest Iran.
This 19-year-old girl was arrested during the protests on September 21,
2022, on Shahnaz Street in Tabriz. Following her arrest, there was no
information about Zahra for several months, until the second week of
March 2023. Her family, in their desperate search for her, spent over 1
billion tomans (equivalent to approximately 23,000 USD) to trace her
whereabouts. After months of uncertainty and anguish, they finally
discovered that she had been taken to a location in Bandar Abbas, a port
city in southern Iran. Upon arriving at this location, it was tragically
revealed that Zahra's lifeless body had been found in a fishing pond. A
local fisherman, speaking about the discovery, mentioned that "after
every uprising, we find several bodies in this pond." >>
Source:
https://wncri.org/2024/09/29/zahra-mikaeili/
Zoleikha Terzi
NCRI - Womens committee - 28 Sept 2024 - in The Fallen for
Freedom
<<Zoleikha Terzi
Zoleikha Terzi Zoleikha Terzi was born in 1934 to Ghol Mohammad,
an Afghan national. She had been living in Zahedan, a city in
southeastern Iran, for many years. On September 30, 2022, during the
protests on what is now called "Bloody Friday" in Zahedan, Zoleikha
tragically lost her life at the city's Grand Mosque after inhaling tear
gas fired by the regime's security forces to suppress the protests.
Zoleikha Terzi, of Afghan descent, was a vulnerable member of the
community, not only due to her age but also because of her status as an
Afghan immigrant in Iran. After her death, her family was threatened by
the Iranian security forces. They were told that if they publicized her
death, their residency cards would not be renewed, leaving them in an
even more precarious situation.
She was an elderly woman, 88 years old, an innocent bystander,
whose life was abruptly ended simply because she was present in the
mosque during the protests.>>
Source:
https://wncri.org/2024/09/28/zoleikha-terzi/
Hasti Narouii
NCRI - Womens committee - 28 Sept 2024 - in The Fallen for
Freedom
<<Hasti Narouii
A Young Life Cut Short by Brutal Crackdown
Hasti Narouii was born on October 8, 2015.
She was one of the many children killed during the Iran Protests.
On September 30, 2022, during what is now known as "Bloody Friday" in
Zahedan-a city in southeastern Iran-Hasti was tragically killed by the
oppressive forces of the Iranian regime.
At only seven years old, she was full of life and dreams. Just a
week later, she was supposed to begin her first year of elementary
school, an exciting milestone for any child.
Hasti Narouii accompanied her grandmother to the Zahedan Grand
Mosque on that day. Amid the chaos of protests, as people gathered in
opposition to the regime, the security forces opened fire on the crowd.
Hasti was struck on the head, and the tear gas in the air made it
impossible for her to breathe. She died from the blow to her head and
the inhalation of toxic gases.>>
Source:
https://wncri.org/2024/09/28/hasti-narouii-7-killed-in-zahedan/
Hedieh Naeimani
NCRI - Womens committee - 23 Sept 2024 - in The Fallen for
Freedom
<<Hedieh Naeimani
The Life Silenced by a Bullet, Leaving Behind a Legacy of Courage
Hedieh Naeimani, a 25-year-old young woman, was wounded by
security forces during protests in Nowshahr on September 23, 2022. Due
to the severity of her injuries, she tragically passed away in the
hospital....>>
Read her full story here:
https://wncri.org/2024/09/23/hedieh-naeimani/
Bahar Khorshidi
NCRI - Womens committee - 23 Sept 2024 - in The Fallen for
Freedom
<<Bahar Khorshidi
A Life Taken Too Soon in the Fight for Freedom
Bahar (Roghayeh) Khorshidi, born on December 4, 1999, was a
bright young woman. Bahar Khorshidi was a talented painter and an
English teacher, known for her artistic skills and her passion for
teaching. Like her name, which means 'spring,' Bahar's life was brief,
but she left a lasting impact. She was tragically killed during the 2022
uprising in Iran, giving her life in the struggle for freedom.
Bahar lived with her parents, her 12-year-old brother, and two
sisters in Robat Karim, a city located southwest of Tehran. In addition
to teaching, Bahar worked as an English translator, even translating
films. She was a gifted artist who could draw without formal training.
Often, she would sketch the faces of her friends while they chatted,
creating beautiful portraits. Music was another one of her passions. The
2022 protests erupted following the killing of Mahsa (Jina) Amini, and
Bahar could no longer remain indifferent. She had recently won the U.S.
green card lottery, so her father warned her not to take risks, saying
she had a future in America. Bahar, however, responded, "America doesn't
matter to me anymore. People my age are sacrificing their lives here for
freedom."
Bahar Khorshidi was one of the many young women who played an
active role in the 2022 uprising. She would write protest slogans by
hand at home and distribute them in the streets or paste them on the
walls of the city.
The way Bahar died is yet another testament to the brutal nature
of the Iranian regime, which tolerates no dissent.
On September 23, 2022, regime security forces stormed the
apartment complex where Bahar lived in Robat Karim. Around 12 armed
agents broke into her family's home, terrorizing them. Neighbors soon
heard Bahar's screams, followed by a loud thud. When they looked out
their windows, they saw Bahar’s body lying on the ground. She had been
thrown from the window.
Her father, Mohammad Khorshidi, arrived at the scene to find his
daughter covered in blood. Despite rushing her to the hospital, Bahar
could not be saved....>>
Read her full story here:
https://wncri.org/2024/09/23/bahar-khorshidi/
Sarina Esmailzadeh
NCRI - Womens committee - 22 Sept 2024 - in The Fallen for
Freedom
<<Sarina Esmailzadeh
An Inquisitive and Talented Young Soul Brutally Crushed by IRGC
forces
Sarina Esmailzadeh (July 2, 2006 - September 21, 2022) was a
16-year-old teenager and a clever student of Farzanegan (Intelligent
Students) 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....
PIC
Sarina Esmailzadeh 2
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Read her full story here:
https://wncri.org/2024/09/22/sarina-esmailzadeh/
Setareh Tajik
NCRI - Womens committee - 22 Sept 2024 - in The Fallen for
Freedom
<<Setareh Tajik
Setareh Tajik, born on November 19, 2004, in Tehran, was a young
Afghan-Iranian girl who loved painting. Despite her small stature,
Setareh had a big heart and was full of artistic passion.
On September 22, 2022, during protests in the Nazi-Abad district
in South Tehran, she was brutally murdered by security forces.
According to eyewitnesses, Setareh's face and other parts of her
body were shattered under the relentless blows of the regime's forces.
The official death certificate issued by the Iranian Forensic
Medicine Organization, which was also reviewed by Amnesty International,
stated that her death resulted from "multiple traumas caused by impact
with a hard object."
Setareh's vibrant dreams of creating art were crushed under the
brutal repression of a regime that fears the creativity and spirit of
its youth.>>
Source:
https://wncri.org/2024/09/22/setareh-tajik/
Mahsa Mogouii
NCRI - Womens committee - 21 Sept 2024 - in The Fallen for
Freedom
<<Mahsa Mogouii
A Champion Silenced by the Regime
Mahsa Mogouii, an exceptional athlete with over 100 medals in
Taekwondo, was born on July 16, 2003, in Fooladshahr, a city in central
Iran near Isfahan. From a young age, Mahsa stood out not only for her
athletic prowess but also for her determination and discipline. She
earned a black belt in Taekwondo, a reflection of her strength and
dedication.
On September 22, 2022, during the nationwide protests sparked by
the killing of Mahsa Amini, Mahsa Mogouii joined countless other
Iranians in voicing her demand for freedom. In Fooladshahr, where she
lived, the protests were met with brutal repression. Mahsa was shot and
killed by security forces, one of many victims of the Iranian regime's
violent crackdown on its own people. As they have done in so many
similar cases, the authorities attempted to cover up the crime.
Officials claimed that Mahsa was not participating in the protests and
suggested that she had been shot by <unknown assailants> using
military-grade weapons. This is a common tactic used by the regime to
avoid accountability for the deaths of protesters, a narrative designed
to deflect blame and silence dissent.
On November 3, 2022, Mahsa Mogouii's family and community held
her <chehelom> memorial, marking the fortieth day since her tragic
death. The event took place in Fooladshahr, and it quickly became more
than a simple remembrance. A large crowd of protesters, fueled by their
grief and anger, marched through the streets, chanting slogans like
"Death to Khamenei," openly condemning the regime's supreme leader....
PIC
Mahsa Mogouii 2
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Read her full story here:
https://wncri.org/2024/09/21/mahsa-mogouii-2/
Shirin Alizadeh
NCRI - Womens committee - 21 Sept 2024 - in The Fallen for
Freedom
<<Shirin Alizadeh Khansari
Shirin Alizadeh, born on August 16, 1986, in Isfahan, a central
city in Iran, was married and the mother of a 7-year-old son.
On September 22, 2022, while traveling with her family in
Mazandaran Province, northern Iran, Shirin Alizadeh was shot in the head
by security forces.
At the moment of her death, she was recording the clashes between
protesters and regime forces stationed at a Basij paramilitary base on
her mobile phone. The horrifying footage of her final moments, including
her fatal shooting, was captured and later shared on social media.
Shirin's young son was in the car with her, witnessing his
mother's tragic death. After her murder, the regime's forces prevented
Shirin's family from transferring her body back to her hometown of
Isfahan for burial....>>
Read her full story here:
https://wncri.org/2024/09/21/shirin-alizadeh/
Ghazaleh Chalabi
NCRI - Womens committee - 20 Sept 2024 - in The Fallen for
Freedom
<<Ghazaleh Chalabi
The passionate young woman who sacrificed her life for the
freedom of her homeland
Ghazaleh Chalabi was born on August 3, 1989, in Amol, a city in
northern Iran. She was a mountaineer and an athlete, often saying that
she felt empowered by nature. Her energy and passion for life were
infectious.
Ghazaleh Chalabi had studied banking management and worked as an
accountant at a private company alongside her aunt. She was also active
on social media, and after the death of Jina Mahsa Amini in
mid-September 2022, Ghazaleh was consumed by the news, repeatedly
asking, "What did they do to that poor girl?" When the news of Mahsa's
passing was confirmed on September 16, 2022, Ghazaleh wept bitterly,
saying, "But she was wearing her hijab!"
From that moment until her death, Ghazaleh couldn't rest. She was
determined to show her defiance and demand for freedom.
Ghazaleh Chalabi
Ghazaleh Chalabi took to the streets in Amol, participating in
the first call for protests. On September 21, 2022, in her last phone
call with her family, she reassured them, "Don't worry."
Five days into the nationwide uprising, on September 21, 2022,
security forces shot Ghazaleh Chalabi as she was filming scenes from the
protests. Her mobile phone, still in her hand, recorded the moment she
was struck by a bullet. The video shows a member of the Revolutionary
Guard Corps (IRGC) firing at protesters and Ghazaleh falling to the
ground. People rushed to her side. A man answered Ghazaleh's phone after
she had been shot and informed her mother that she had been taken to 17
Shahrivar Hospital. Security forces had deliberately targeted Ghazaleh's
head.....>>
Read her full story here:
https://wncri.org/2024/09/20/ghazaleh-chalabi-biography/
Hannaneh Kia Kajouri
NCRI - Womens committee - 20 Sept 2024 - in The Fallen for
Freedom
<<Hannaneh Kia Kajouri
A Life Ended Too Soon
Hannaneh Kia Kajouri was born in 1999 in Nowshahr, a coastal city
in northern Iran near the Caspian Sea. A young woman with her whole life
ahead of her, she was beloved by her family and friends and known for
her warmth and kindness. On Wednesday, September 21, 2022, Hannaneh had
just finished a visit to her dentist and was on her way home, walking
along Sattar Khan Street near Azadi Square in Nowshahr. Without warning,
she became a victim of the regime's violent crackdown on peaceful
protests. Iranian security forces opened fire, and Hannaneh was
tragically killed on the spot. She was just 23 years old.
Two days later, on Friday, September 23, 2022, Hannaneh Kia
Kajouri was laid to rest in the Al-Javad Cemetery, located between
Nowshahr and Chalus, another city in northern Iran along the scenic
Caspian coastline. Her funeral, attended by family and friends, was
marked by grief and outrage....
40th-Day mourning ceremony for Hannaneh Kia Kajouri
>>
Read her full story here:
https://wncri.org/2024/09/20/hannaneh-kia-kajouri/
Hadis Najafi
NCRI - Womens committee - 20 Sept 2024 - in The Fallen for
Freedom
<<Hadis Najafi
Hadis Najafi, a symbol of women’s resistance against the
religious tyranny ruling Iran
Hadis Najafi was born on January 5, 2000. She had a diploma in
fashion design and worked as a cashier at a restaurant in Mehrshahr,
Karaj.
On the night of September 21, 2022, at around 8 p.m., she was
shot at least six times by live ammunition and pellets in the face,
neck, and chest by the repressive forces of the Iranian regime in Eram
Boulevard in Mehrshahr, Karaj. She died in the hospital and her body was
covertly buried at night.
Hadis Najafi has three older sisters and one younger brother.
After her death, Hadis's mother said: "My daughter came home from work
hungry on the night of September 21, but before eating her dinner, she
went to participate in the protests of Mahsa Amini's death. She left the
world hungry."
Hadis Najafi, a symbol of women's resistance
The regime's repressive forces insulted her family in the
hospital and said that their daughter ran away from the hospital. But
someone in the hospital told them, "Your daughter has been killed and
her body is in the morgue."
On Friday September 23, the family managed to get their
daughter's body through an acquaintance. In Hadis's death certificate,
the cause of her death is stated to be the use of military equipment of
war and being shot by a bullet.
However, some eyewitnesses who took Hadis Najafi to the hospital
told her family that she was alive until she was taken to the hospital,
but the repressive forces locked her in the back yard room of the
hospital and warned the medical staff not to treat her. This led to the
death of Hadis.>>
Read her full story here:
https://wncri.org/2024/09/20/hadis-najafi/
Minoo Majidi
NCRI - Womens committee - 19 Sept 2024 - in The Fallen for
Freedom
<<Minoo Majidi
<<A True Teacher Who Taught the Lesson of Sacrifice
Minoo Majidi, a Kurdish woman from the Yarsan religious minority,
was born on July 11, 1960, in Qasr-e Shirin, a city in western Iran near
the border with Iraq. She lived in Kermanshah, another city in western
Iran, and was a devoted wife, mother of three children-two daughters and
a son-and a respected teacher. After the Iranian clerical regime took
power following the 1979 revolution, Majidi, like many others, faced
persecution. She was dismissed from her teaching position during the
so-called "Cultural Revolution," a purge led by the regime aimed at
eliminating dissidents and non-conformists from schools and
universities. Despite this injustice, Minoo didn't give up on helping
others. In the 1990s, she began volunteering as a table tennis coach for
deaf and hard-of-hearing students, showing her continued commitment to
education and inclusivity. On September 16, 2022, Mahsa Amini, a young
Kurdish woman, died in the custody of Iran's Morality Police-an event
that ignited a wave of anti-government protests across the country. The
city of Kermanshah, where Majidi lived, was also swept up in these
protests, with people calling for an end to the oppressive Iranian
regime. Just a few days later, on September 20, 2022, Minoo Majidi
attended one of these protests in Kermanshah. Before she left her home,
she told her family: "If I don't go to protest, who will?" Her words
reflected her deep sense of responsibility and courage, values she had
taught her children and students throughout her life. At approximately
7:45-8:00 p.m., while standing in the protests on Second Thirty-Meter
Street, near the entrance of Vahdat Boulevard in Kermanshah, Minoo was
shot in the head by Iranian security forces. The bullet was fired
directly at her, and she died on the way to the hospital....>>
Read her full story here:
https://wncri.org/2024/09/19/minoo-majidi-teacher/
France 24 - Sept 16, 2024 - By: Bahar MAKOOI
<<Two years after the death of Mahsa Amini, a 'quiet revolution'
is still under way in Iran
The scale of the protest movement that erupted after the 2022
death of Mahsa Amini and the brutal repression of those demonstrations
have left an indelible mark on Iranian society. More and more women are
flouting the veil requirement when out in public in what one NGO has
described as a "quiet revolution" while men's behavior and awareness
have also seen a shift in the years since.
September 16 marks two years since a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian
woman died after being detained by Iran’s morality police for wearing
what they called an <ill-fitting> veil, sparking one of the largest
waves of protests in the history of the Islamic Republic. In the days
following Mahsa Amini's death, tens of thousands of Iranians took to the
streets to express their anger, chanting, "Woman, life, freedom." These
demonstrations, which lasted for several months, were violently
suppressed by the Iranian authorities. But two years later, the legacy
of the protests remains tangible; tongues have loosened, and more
first-hand accounts have begun to surface.
"We now know that unprecedented violence was used during the
crackdown on these demonstrators. It was far worse than we thought,"
said Chowra Makaremi, an anthropologist and specialist on Iran. "We only
really became aware of the extent of the cruelty by reading the
testimonies collected by the UN investigation." A damning UN report
published in March found evidence of extrajudicial killings and crimes
against humanity. Investigators detailed serious human rights
violations, including torture, rape and other forms of sexual violence
against detained demonstrators.
More than 30,000 arrests were recorded and at least 551
protesters were killed by security forces, including 49 women and 68
children.
"Most deaths were caused by firearms, including assault rifles,"
the report said, noting numerous injuries to protesters' eyes and the
"blinding of scores of women, men and children, branding them for life".
'Men's behavior has changed'
The demonstrations have had a lasting effect on Iranian society,
according to the NGO Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), with more
and more Iranian women refusing to cover their hair in public. "A quiet
revolution has taken place across Iran, in which women refuse to adhere
to what has become the symbol of Islamic Republic oppression - the
mandatory hijab," the CHRI said in a September release. "With their
simple act of peaceful civil disobedience, these women say no - no to
the repression, no to the violence, and no to the systematic
discrimination and gender apartheid that has characterized the plight of
women in the Islamic Republic since its inception." "Beyond the veil,
there have been even more profound changes within civil society since
Mahsa Amini's death", said Makaremi, who published an essay on the
revolt entitled, "Woman! Life! Freedom! Echoes of a Revolutionary
Uprising in Iran."
"A cultural revolution is under way," she said. "Within families,
in the private sphere, hierarchical relationships are changing. The
place of young women and girls is changing. Men's behavior has changed
too - they no longer take for granted their positions of power. In fact,
they are no longer as blind to the way in which they, themselves, had
become tools of state repression."
'You can be pious and opposed to the Islamic Republic'
Makaremi said another recent development is that the "adherence
to traditional values and religion has become independent of adherence
to the regime". In other words, she said, it is now understood that "you
can adhere to traditional values, be deeply pious, and yet be
fundamentally opposed to the Islamic Republic". Strikes led by Iranian
bazaar merchants illustrated this phenomenon. The bazaaris, a sector of
Iranian society that has traditionally been close to the clergy, closed
up shop to show support for the protest movement, helping it maintain
momentum. There has also been a marked shift in Iran's sociopolitical
sphere since the protests. From the spontaneous gatherings in Iranian
streets to the chants heard in schools, from the graffiti seen on walls
to viral social media posts, Makaremi said these small but widespread
acts of protest have begun to reveal the true scale of opposition to the
regime.
Break with the reformers
Iranians are breaking the final taboos, including criticizing
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The chants of "Death to Khamenei"
heard during the demonstrations and the high school girls directing
their middle fingers at his portrait were essentially calls for a change
of regime - something that even Iran’s reformists had rarely dared to
vocalize. "The Iranians have realized that their opposition has become
foundational," Makaremi said.
"Before all of this the reformists were the main conduit for
political dissent, which nevertheless stopped short of questioning the
foundations of the Islamic Republic," she said.
"But now we are seeing a movement that has broken free."
In another sign of the rupture between the population and Iran's
traditional reformists, there were widespread calls for a boycott ahead
of the June 2024 presidential election despite the presence of a
reformist candidate (who eventually won). The vote's first round saw the
lowest turnout ever in an Iranian election, another sign of deep
disillusionment with the political system inherited from the 1979
Islamic revolution - and the reformers who are part of it.
This article has been translated from the original in French.>>
Source:
https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240916-two-years-after-death-mahsa-amini-quiet-revolution-in-iran-women-protest-reformers
Related stories/links:
September 15, 2024: 2022 Iran Uprising: Iranian Women at the
Heart of the Struggle for Freedom
https://wncri.org/2024/09/11/the-list-of-women-and-girls-killed/
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http://www.cryfreedom.net/ZAA-JMA-2024-sept-wk4-I-Wont-Take-Blood-Money.htm
http://www.cryfreedom.net/ZAA-JMA-2024-sept-wk4-He-Died-in-His-Sisters-Arms.htm
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