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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
December 6, 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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Please do read
the above and following articles about heroines and
other brave people 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
December - November '24
topics:
04 Dec, 2024:
Narges Mohammadi Temporarily
Released for Medical Treatment
and
04 Dec, 2024:
The struggle of Kurdish women:
resistance against oppression
03 Dec, 2024:
Overcrowding, Teacher Shortages,
and 'Learning Poverty': Education Crisis in Iran
November 28 - 26, 2024:
Elimination of Violence Against
Women: A Bill That Never Gets Passed
and
Honor, Fear, and
Fatal Love: Femicide Epidemic in Iran
and
Halimeh Habibollahi,
Young Mother and Child Marriage Victim Murdered, Framed
as Suicide
related
November 28,2024:
Child Marriage: It fails to deter
child marriages.
and
Dec 3, 2024:
Condemn Iran's Systematic
Repression of Baha'is
November 29 , 2024:
Empty Pockets and Emptier Plates:
Poverty Grips Iran
November 28, 2024:
Prayers and Bullets: The Untold
Story of Lal Mohammad
and
Commemoration of the Fallen for Freedom
Part 5
And more commemorational stories
and
Click here for previous inspiring
stories and articles
incl. Red Alerts |
'New' topic: a regimes' re-newed method of
torture: denial of medical care
Nov. 22 - Aug. 30, 2024:
Medical torture of women during
incarceration
November 4, 2024
"UN Expert Highlights Alarming
Violations Against Women and Fundamental Freedoms..."
October 19-18 2024 - July 18, 2016
Health taken hostage
And read here more about the
'Nurses 'strike' back':
Other updates can be read in
the 'Actual News' section
"Nurses can neutralize security
forces' efforts with unity."
August 30, 2024
and updates:
August 28, 2024:
Nurses' demands - "A nurse will
die, but will not accept humiliation,":
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"NO to executions"
campaign
In support - reflection and
updates:
Sept. 7 - August 20, 2024
Other updates can be read in
the 'Actual News' section
'The mullahs' regime / OHCHR* gallows' dance'
Other updates can be read in
the 'Actual News' section
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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December 03 - November 29, 2024
<<Three prisoners,
including two women, executed...
& <<115 arrested in
November 2024...
& <<Eight political
prisoners sentenced to death and long-term
imprisonment...
& <<Iranian Rapper Toomaj
Salehi Released from Prison...
& "'People's Pockets Are
Empty': Black Friday in Iran...
& <<Iran Disrupts UN
Session to Exclude Kurdish Human Rights Group...
and more actual and fact-finding news
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December 01 - November 27, 2024
<<French Town Honors
Iranian Political Prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared...
& <<Global campaign seeks
to abolish death sentences for Warisheh Moradi, Pakhshan
Azizi...
& <<Nasrin Shakarami,
mother of Nika Shakarami, sentenced to imprisonment...
& <<The Criminal <Chastity
and Hijab> Law: A New Wave of Crackdown on Iranian Women
and Girls...
& <<Four political
defendants in Alborz sentenced to fourteen years and ten
months of imprisonment...
& <<Iranian Regime
Sentences Two Grieving Mothers of Aban to Prison for
Advocacy...
& <<Iran's Regime Executes
27 Prisoners in 4 Days, Total Reaches 540 Under
Pezeshkian...
& <<Protests in Brussels
against death sentences of Pakhshan Azizi and Sharifeh
Mohammadi...
and more actual and fact-finding news |
December 1 - November 25, 2024
Protests against
violence against women in the Middle East November 2024
November 26 - 25,
2024
Preface by Gino d'Artali:
Yesterday, GMT time, was the
so-called 'International Day against violence
against Women'
Now, since the women-led "Woman, Life,
Freedom" revolutions
are getting a growing stronger hold in the Middle East
it is always wise to face the Fact-Finding reality
and so let's read two reports of 2
trustworthy outlets
who does excactly that: |
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.
Iranwire - Dec 3, 2024 - by Kian Sabeti
<<UN, Human Rights Groups Condemn Iran's Systematic Repression of
Baha'is
Last month, the United Nations General Assembly's Third Committee passed
a resolution condemning the Islamic Republic's human rights record.
The resolution, which received 77 votes in favor, 28 against, and 66
abstentions, urges the Iranian government to amend Articles 499 and 500
of the Islamic Penal Code. These provisions criminalize the religious
activities of non-Muslims, subjecting both official and unofficial
religious minorities, such as the Baha'i community, to unwarranted
criminal charges. In recent months, members of the Baha'i community have
been arrested, tried without evidence or witnesses, and imprisoned under
these laws. Furthermore, two independent statements have been issued by
human rights defenders and activists addressing the continued repression
of Baha'is by the Islamic Republic. A group of 18 UN Special Rapporteurs
and experts from UN working groups issued a joint letter condemning the
Islamic Republic for the escalation in attacks against Baha'i women in
Iran. The women face compounded suffering due to both their gender and
religious beliefs. According to the joint letter, Baha'i women now make
up two-thirds of all cases of harassment and mistreatment faced by the
Baha'i community in Iran, including arbitrary detention, denial of
education, home raids, family separations, summons, trials based on
false criminal charges, and long-term, unjust imprisonment. "Since early
March 2024 alone, 72 of 93 Baha'is summoned to court or prison, more
than three-quarters, have been women. In the larger context of the
targeting of women in Iran and the challenges with gender equality, this
dramatic rise in persecution against Baha'i women is an alarming
escalation, affecting a group of people who face intersectional
persecution: as women and as members of the Baha'i religious minority,"
the letter reads. "The escalation comes as Baha'i women continue to be
confronted with ongoing incidents of persecution faced by all Baha'is,
including denial of higher education and economic and cultural
restrictions, which span their entire lives, impacting them
intellectually, socially and economically as they are banned from
university and public employment only for their faith," it added.
'Outsiders: Multifaceted violence against Baha'ís in the Islamic
Republic of Iran'
The report "Outsiders" is the latest in a series of independent reports
and statements released in recent months about the situation of Baha'is
in Iran. "State violence against Baha'ís has ranged from executions,
enforced disappearances, torture, and physical abuse, to the destruction
of property, including homes, businesses, and cemeteries. Hundreds of
Baha'ís properties have been confiscated, leaving families without
recourse and with lingering trauma," the report by Abdorrahman Boroumand
Center said. "Apart from physical violence, Baha'ís in Iran suffer
structural and cultural discrimination. The constitution excludes
Bahá'ís from recognized religious minorities, denying them basic rights
to education, employment, and property. A 1991 memorandum further
formalized policies aimed at limiting Baha'ís socioeconomic progress.
Recently, Bahá'ís have been denied marriage registration, complicating
legal matters around family and inheritance," it added. Previous reports
have included "The Boot on My Neck" by Human Rights Watch, which said
that the Iranian government's treatment of the Baha'i community
constitutes a crime against humanity. "Human Rights Watch believes that
the cumulative impact of authorities' decades-long systematic repression
is an intentional and severe deprivation of Baha'is' fundamental rights
and amounts to the crime against humanity of persecution," the report
said. Another report from the UN Independent International Fact-Finding
Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran documents the widespread abuse
and repression of Baha'i women during the "Woman, Life, Freedom"
movement.
Discriminatory Laws of the Islamic Republic Against Baha'is
Last month, Branch 1 of the Criminal Court in Hormozgan province
rejected a request for blood money from the family of Ataollah Rezvani,
citing his Baha'i faith as the reason for the denial. The request was
turned down despite the court confirming that Rezvani had been murdered
in a deliberate act of homicide. Ataollah Rezvani, a Baha'i, was killed
on August 22, 2013, following months of threats from the Intelligence
Office of Bandar Abbas and the office of the city's Friday prayer
leader. He was shot in the head in a premeditated, targeted attack.
After 11 years of efforts to pursue justice, with local authorities
delaying and obstructing the case, the criminal court ruled that only
followers of officially recognized religions in the Iranian constitution
are entitled to blood money. Since Rezvani was Baha'i, no blood money
would be granted. This blatant injustice in the blood money law has
persisted for 45 years, leading to the deaths of numerous Baha'i
citizens without accountability for those responsible. The
discrimination in the Islamic Republic's laws extends beyond the blood
money issue. Similar inequality is evident in various legal areas,
including inheritance rights, where Baha'is continue to face systemic
discrimination.
Court Rulings and Imprisonment Sentences
In November, the first ruling for Baha'i citizens involved the
conviction of two Baha'i women in the city of Babol. Branch 1 of the
Babol Revolutionary Court sentenced Niyosha Sabet and Suzan Eid
Mohammadzadegan to five years in prison on charges of <educational and
promotional activities contrary to Islamic law.> In a separate case,
Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced Behrad Azargan, a
Baha'i musician, to 11 years in prison for <propaganda against the
Islamic Republic through conducting music classes for various age
groups.> Within three weeks, an appellate court convened without
informing the defendant, reducing the initial sentence to seven years.
Over the past two years, Baha'i citizens, particularly in the field of
music, have faced charges related to their artistic endeavors. In
another case, Mozhgan Salmanzadeh, a psychology researcher, was tried in
the Maku Revolutionary Court under Article 500 of the Islamic Penal
Code, accused of <educational or promotional activities that contradict
or disrupt the sacred laws of Islam.> Salmanzadeh, based in Tehran, was
arrested during a visit to Maku. After three months in temporary
detention, she was released. Meanwhile, Paridokht Shojaei, a Baha'i
citizen from Kerman, who had been sentenced to two years and one month
in prison in September, was called to serve her sentence.
Continued Detention of Baha'i Citizens
The detention of Baha'is continued in November, as it has in previous
months, with at least seven Baha'is reported arrested last month. Among
those detained, Pedram Dehghani, Rashid Dehghani, and Parsa Dehghani
were arrested during a religious gathering of Baha'is in a village in
Isfahan province and transferred to Isfahan prison. Four others, Vahid
Masoumi, Vahid Sabet, Elham Haghighatjoo, and Rozita Eslami, were
arrested at their homes. As of the latest information, these four Baha'i
citizens had only one brief phone call and a two-minute meeting with
their families. While Iranian authorities claim that they have no issue
with the beliefs of Baha'is and that the arrests are related to other
actions, the confiscation of religious books and photographs makes it
clear that the government’s issue is with the Baha'is' faith itself. The
confiscation of personal belongings of family members, including
property documents and identification cards, violates both the legal
framework of the Islamic Republic and international laws. The search of
family members' laptops and mobile phones violates their privacy, and
despite extracting data from these devices, they are not returned to
their owners. This treatment appears designed to inflict psychological
harm and economic pressure on Baha'i families. According to the law, an
accused person has the right to legal representation from the moment of
arrest. However, Baha'is are routinely denied access to a lawyer during
the initial stages of detention, a clear violation of their civil
rights. Baha'is are often interrogated for extended periods without any
phone call or in-person contact with their families. In such conditions,
the detainee is under extreme psychological pressure. According to legal
standards, this situation amounts to psychological and emotional
torture, violating ethical, humanitarian, and legal norms.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/bahais-of-iran/136710-un-human-rights-groups-condemn-irans-systematic-repression-of-bahais/
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