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JINA 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. Zendegi. Azadi revolution.
16 February 2023 | By Gino d'Artali

And also
Read all about the assasination of the 22 year young Jina Mahsa Amini (Kurdistan-Iran) and the start of the Zan, Zendegi, Azadi (Women, life, freedom) revolution in Iran  2022
and the latest news about the 'Women Live Freedom' Revolution per month in
  2026: Note: during the revolt all actual news will be embedded in the daily updates below
Jan wk2P2 -- Jan wk2 --
Jan wk1P2 -- Jan wk1
 2025: Dec wk5P2 -- Dec wk5 -- Dec wk4P3 -- Dec wk4P2 -- Dec wk4 -- Dec wk3P3 --
Dec wk3P2 -- Dec wk3 -- Dec wk2P4 -- Dec wk2P3 -- Dec wk2P2 -- Dec wk2 -- Dec wk1P3 -- Dec wk1P2 -- Dec wk1 -- overview per month  2024: Dec wk5 -- Dec WK4P2 -- Dec WK4  -- 
and 2023: Dec wk 5 part 2 -- Dec wk 5 -- Dec week 4-3 -- Dec wk3 -- Dec 17 - 10 -- Dec week 2 and 1   November - Januari 2023
 --overview per month


Tribute to KIAN PIRFALA, 9 years old and victim of the Islamic Republic's savagery 10 years ago.

Editorial by G. d'A.: Dear reader, as a webmaster also I constantly have to guard the read-ability of the 'Cryfreedom'-outlet and sometimes decisions need to be made to have it be for your convenience and moreso in total support of the women-led revolt in Iran which inevitably will be a grand Victory. Still, choices must be made always and so I've decided to, for now, embed all the actual news about the 'NO-hijab; 'Biological terror attscks against schoolgirls'; 'Iranian journalists under siege'; 'Blinding as a weapon' and 'The hanging spree' as part of the 'Actual news' updates of the Iran 'Woman, Life, Freedom' section. But, if need be and urgent attention and action is needed concerning the above mentioned topics it will get an extra emphasized place as part of the actual news page-layout. Thank you for being a reader and for your support of the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' revolution.
Click here for the previously tabled topics

CLICK HERE ON HOW TO READ ALL ON THIS PAGE 
You are now at the Iran 'Woman, Life, Freedom'  section

 HEAR JINA AMINI'S VOICE
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

Overview of news about the Second aniversary of Jina Amini's state-sactioned murder September 2024


JINA AMINI
The face of Iran's protests. Her life, her dreams and her death.

Read also: Armita's Story: Iran's Generation Z Rebellion Against the Ayatollahs

Ongoing since Oct. 3, 2024:
Commemoration of the Fallen for
Freedom
Part6
 
Click here for previous Commemorations  
And more commemorational stories
Tortured to Death: The Story of Atefeh Na'ami
Violence During Woman, Life, Freedom Protests


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 February 15, 2026)



UPDATES OF THE UPRISING  AND REVOLUTION AROUND THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF JINA AMINI IN CUSTODY OF THE REGIME'S ATTEMPT AND CRUELTY TO TRY AND CRUSH IT.

This links to a page that is in full dedicated and a tribute to Jina Amini who, with stilll 'till today too many other sisters gave their life for freedom.
Long live a long and free Iran
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
and earlier news about

a wave of arrests of her fellow-citizen



We all grief for the loss of our sister / daughter of Iran Armita Gevarnand:
 


Read her updated story here
 

'War against the No-hijabi women'
Update Dec. 20, 2024: Iranian Women Rise Against the New Hijab Law with the Slogan "Woman, Resistance, Freedom"
Nov. 13, 2024: hijab-torture clinics


 


Earlier Stories and more

 

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
Click the above for also earlier news
  

A to VICTORY tribute to
NARGES MOHAMMADI
Jan 23, 2025: “To stop the ever-increasing executions and to achieve human rights and women’s rights, put pressure on the Islamic Republic. Prioritize international mechanisms such as universal jurisdiction to hold regime officials accountable, rather than normalizing a regime responsible for crimes against humanity.”
Dec 5, 2024: Narges Mohammadi chants 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' after temporarily freed from prison
Nov. 18, 2024: Joint letter: Nobel Peace Laureate Urgently Needs Essential Medical Care for Serious Health Problems
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

VARISHEH MORADI

Click here for extra news about 
 the Death Sentence for
Kurdish Activist Varisheh Moradi and  the(international) support she gets


Click here for more stories of Heroines of Iran 

PAKSHAN AZIZI
PAKSHAN AZIZI
Actual supportive reports: January 25 - 20, 2025
Previous reports: January 11 - 9, 2025
Imminent Risk of Execution
of Pakhshan Azizi because "I'm Kurdish, I'm a woman"

and
"You dictator, I am Arash, fire responds to fire,"

Also in her case the mullahs' regime
is threathening to hang her
for opposing it and moreso
for being a Kurd.

Overview of her Actions


Nationwide Protests in Iran during the fourthy-nineth Day
Feb 14, 2026

 Commemoration of the Fallen for Freedom

the fourthy-eighth Day
Feb 13, 2026
the fourthy-seventh Day
Feb 12, 2026
the fourthy-sixth Day

JAVID-NAM
This link is to commemorate the Fallen for Freedom and an overview of all reportings since the uprising started in december 2025 and ongoing untill and no doubt the regime will be overthrown



Feb 12, 2026
For the Future of Iran
We Need an Alliance of Hardliners and Monarchists
& The Voice of Law, Equality, and Joy from the Depths of Darkness

And
Click here for Full Reports of the
'December Protests' and the 'Trenches' Stories

Part 6
 
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
UPDATE: Dec. 27 - 16, 2024
The Dire Conditions of Women in detention-A Call for International Action
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,":

"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
 

Feb 11 - 6, 2025
“Iran Will Not Return to the Throne”
& Women’s Revolution…
Freedom Embodied in Reality

July 11, 2025
Ongoing Death Threats against Narges Mohammadi
The Norwegian Nobel Committee expresses its concern over ongoing threats against Narges Mohammadi

June 20 - 18, 2025

Narges Mohammadi - with war there cannot be democracy

Same page: May 30 - 27, 2025
 more oppressing
but still,
inspiring to fight back news

Earlier UPDATES
Sisters 4 each other - Sisters 4 All
Earlier reports
Dec 31 - 24, 2025
More than 400 Prominent Women
and UN Demand Halt to Execution
of Political Prisoner Zahra Tabari
& Maryam Akbari Monfared,
A Brave Woman Standing
Like a Mountain Against All Odds
Dec 13 - Nov 12, 2025
Narges Mohammadi arrested and supporters soon after too
Death sentence of Kurdish political prisoner Varisheh Moradi overturned
Zahra Tabari, Sentenced to Death, Appeals for Global Solidarity
Earlier reports


Sisters 4 each other, Sisters 4 All
AND
April 17 - March 16, 2025
UN-investigation demanded - A Global Call for Solidarity and the sanctity of life
April 8, 2025 Actual news of the
continues resistance of the
Sisters 4 each other, Sisters 4 All

in continuation of the below resistence of the 4 sisters
for earlier reports
www.cryfreedom.net/ZAA-JMA-2025-april-wk3-Sisters-4-each-other--Sisters-4-All
www.cryfreedom.net/ZAA-JMA-2025-march-wk2-Sisters-4-each-other--Sisters-4-All
 
And earlier reports



July 11, 2025
Ongoing Death Threats against Narges Mohammadi
The Norwegian Nobel Committee expresses its concern over ongoing threats against Narges Mohammadi
June 22, 2025

Narges Mohammadi - with war there cannot be democracy

May 6, 2024
"Tyranny will fall"

July 11, 2025
Ongoing Death Threats against Narges Mohammadi
The Norwegian Nobel Committee expresses its concern over ongoing threats against Narges Mohammadi

June 20 - 18, 2025

Narges Mohammadi - with war there cannot be democracy

Jan 23, 2025: To stop the ever-increasing executions and to achieve human rights and women s rights, put pressure on the Islamic Republic. Prioritize international mechanisms such as universal jurisdiction to hold regime officials accountable, rather than normalizing a regime responsible for crimes against humanity.
and earlier actions 

 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.

 
 Narges Mohammadi, Varisha Moradi, Sharifeh Mohammadi and Pakhshan Azizi



Jina Amini
Preface: the murdering of Jina Amini in september '21 by the basij for apparently wearing her hijab wrongfully led to the women-led revolution 'Zan, Zendegi, Azadi (in English Woman, Life, Freedom' against the mullahs' regime. A revolution which, despite the immense crackdown by the iranian forces and the hundreds of dissent people being killed, blinded, tortured and jailed, to this very day the revolution has not been silenced and in all force continues under the motto "Give in or go Away".
This special wants to highlight 3 very, in my opinion, important 'spokeswomen' who very much stand out for their bravery if not heroism as they relentlessly, and knowing they are risking limb and life, keep fighting against the regime and this because they know they're not alone.
In other words: its a Sisters 4 Each other, Sisters 4 All struggle which for sure will lead to the downfall of the regime.
ps. for earlier reports about all four please scroll up or down. Thank you for your support.
Gino d'Artali


Narges Mohammadi - Jina Amini


Evin Women Political Prisoners
NCRI - Women Committee - in News, Feb 11, 2026
{Evin Women Political Prisoners: “Iran Will Not Return to the Throne”
Tribute to Fallen Resistance Leaders and a Warning Against Monarchical Revival
In a defiant statement from Tehran’s Evin Prison, five women political prisoners— Shiva Esmaili, Zahra Safaei, Forough Taghipour, Marzieh Farsi, and Elaheh Fouladi — marked the anniversary of February 8, 1982, while forcefully rejecting any attempt to restore monarchical rule in Iran.
The terrorist IRGC attack on February 8, 1982, left two senior opposition leaders and 18 of their companions dead after a raid on their residence.
Honoring a Legacy of Sacrifice
Commemorating the anniversary, the prisoners described the killings as a defining act of resistance whose impact extended far beyond that day. The statement portrays their deaths as a catalyst that “ignited hope and resistance in the generations that followed.” Linking past and present, the women write that “from their sacrifice rose new generations of rebellious youth,” connecting the events of 1982 to today’s protest movement and honoring women and young demonstrators killed in recent crackdowns.
“Another Dictatorship Will Not Replace This One”
The statement then shifts sharply to current political tensions, warning against what the prisoners describe as organized efforts to rehabilitate the former monarchy amid nationwide unrest. “At the height of the people’s democratic uprising,” they write, “another thief has appeared, seeking to exhume the monarchy from its grave and impose it on the nation.” Arguing that Iranian society has already endured both royal and clerical authoritarianism, the prisoners state: “A people who have lived through a century of dictatorship — first the Shah, then the mullahs — will not surrender to the dictatorship of a ‘prince’ or any other autocrat.”
Echoing protest chants heard in the streets, they add:
“Down with the oppressor — be it the Shah or the (mullahs’ supreme) Leader.” “The era of monarchy is over,” the statement declares. “And the era of clerical rule is nearing its end.”
Call for a Democratic Republic
The prisoners conclude by reaffirming support for anti–death penalty campaigns and demanding the immediate release of all detainees arrested during recent nationwide protests. The statement closes with a clear political demand:
“Long live a democratic republic.”}: Source: https://wncri.org/2026/02/11/evin-women-political-prisoners/

Jinhagency - Womens News Agency - Feb 11, 2026 Article by a member of the Jineolojî Academy – Banyan Magosa
{Women’s Revolution… Freedom Embodied in Reality
Revolution is often seen merely as a change in power. However, history shows us that if life itself does not change with a change in power, then revolution is nothing more than a form of domination under another name. For this reason, the women’s revolution transcends traditional definitions of revolution, because its goal is not power, but life itself. The women’s revolution seeks to bring about radical transformations in the fields of economy, politics, knowledge production, family, and sexuality—areas from which women have been systematically excluded throughout history. In this sense, women’s liberation is not an ideological fantasy, but a real process of emancipation. A large portion of the gains achieved today in the name of women’s liberation are limited to structural reforms: quota systems, legal equality, and certain representation rights. Yet these achievements remain fragile as long as they are confined within a male-dominated system. In fact, women’s rights are often the first to be violated in times of war, crisis, or authoritarianism. This reality demonstrates that women’s liberation can only be secured through a revolutionary social transformation, not merely through reforms. Where did women’s significant achievements emerge from? To understand these achievements, we must look at lived and practical experiences rather than abstract theories. The experience of the Kurdish women’s liberation movement stands as a clear example in this regard.
Women’s Will in Politics
Through structures such as the co-chair system—which does not merely rely on quotas or symbolic representation—women have become direct actors in decision-making mechanisms. Thanks to this system, politics has shifted from male monopoly to a collective and social arena. Women’s participation has not been limited to representation alone, but has extended to administrative and leadership positions.
Women’s Economy and Cooperatives
In contrast to the competitive and exploitative investment structure of capitalist economies, cooperatives established under women’s leadership are based on participation, solidarity, and collective production. These structures have created an alternative economic space that frees women from unpaid domestic labor and the instability of the labor market. For the first time, women have been able to make economic decisions according to their own will.
Self-Defense
The concept of self-defense is one of the most prominent achievements of the women’s revolution. Women have embraced their right to self-defense not only as an individual responsibility but also as a social one. This approach has transformed women from beings in need of protection into active agents defending their own lives.
Transformation in Family and Social Relations
The family was viewed as one of the oldest institutions of women’s oppression. Instead of glorifying it, its democratization was pursued. Forced marriage, polygamy, and traditions restricting women’s bodies were rejected, and new ways of living were developed based on equality and freedom in relationships between women and men. The goal of this transformation was the liberation of both women and men, becoming a fundamental project of women’s movements within the revolution.
Achievements in Knowledge and Education
With the development of women’s science, women have become active producers of knowledge rather than merely its subjects. Efforts have begun to socially rewrite women’s history through academies, research centers, and educational activities.
“Women’s Science” as the Scientific Foundation of the Women’s Revolution
Women’s science (Jineology) is a field of knowledge that not only advocates for women’s revolution but also provides it with a scientific foundation. It uncovers realities ignored by positivist social sciences dominated by men. By analyzing women’s historical roles, their position in society, and the mechanisms of their oppression, women’s science reveals the possibilities of a free life. In this sense, it is not an alternative to the feminist movement, but rather a resource that nourishes, deepens, and establishes a universal foundation for freedom. It holds the capacity to unite the diverse experiences of women—from Africa to Latin America, and from the Middle East to Asia—within a shared perspective of liberation.
The women’s revolution is not a utopia postponed to the future; it is a tangible social transformation taking place in Rojava today. Its achievements are not limited to laws alone, but are reflected in life itself. The women’s revolution liberates the individual and transforms society at the same time. By transforming society, it rebuilds humanity. For this very reason, the women’s revolution is not merely a “women’s issue,” but a matter of human liberation.} Video-Source: https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/women-s-revolution-freedom-embodied-in-reality-38539

Jinhagency - Womens News Agency - Feb 12, 2026
{After a New Prison Sentence… Nobel Committee Calls on Iran to Release Narges Mohammadi
The Nobel Peace Prize Committee urged Iran to immediately release activist Narges Mohammadi after she received a new seven-and-a-half-year sentence on political charges.
News Center – Amid rising international criticism of the human rights situation in Iran, the new prison sentence against activist Narges Mohammadi has sparked widespread debate, particularly in light of reports confirming that she has been subjected to physical abuse and harsh treatment threatening her life. On Wednesday, February 11, the Norwegian Nobel Committee called on Iran to immediately release activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, just days after she was sentenced to more than seven years in prison. In a statement issued Thursday, February 12, the Nobel Committee said that Narges Mohammadi had been subjected to cruel and degrading punishment in violation of international human rights law, describing her case as another stark example of the brutal repression that followed the mass protests in Iran, during which countless women and men risked their lives demanding freedom, equality, and fundamental human rights. Citing reliable sources inside the country, the Committee noted that Narges Mohammadi was violently arrested while attending the funeral of a human rights lawyer and confirmed that she continues to face serious physical abuse that threatens her life. Close associates of Narges Mohammadi reported on Sunday that an Iranian court had issued a new ruling sentencing her to more than seven additional years in prison, following her decision to begin a hunger strike. Her lawyer explained that the court sentenced her to six years in prison on charges of “assembly and collusion,” in addition to one and a half years for “spreading falsehoods,” along with a two-year travel ban. He noted that the verdict is still subject to appeal and clarified that the Iranian judiciary applies the principle of merging sentences, meaning that the harshest penalty will be enforced. Her lawyer expressed hope that she would be granted temporary release on bail, given her health condition and need for medical treatment. Narges Mohammadi is considered one of the most prominent human rights voices in Iran. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023 in recognition of her struggle against the death penalty and her ongoing defense of women’s rights. She has spent most of the past ten years behind bars and has been deprived of meeting her children since 2015. In December 2024, authorities temporarily released her for health reasons after she underwent surgery to remove a tumor, but she was returned to prison in December 2025. The new sentence comes amid escalating international criticism of Iran’s human rights record, with concerns over intensified judicial and security pressure on activists and dissidents. Human rights activist Narges Mohammadi received the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize while in prison, in recognition of her continued efforts to promote women’s rights and advocate for the abolition of the death penalty in Iran.}: Video - Source: https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/after-a-new-prison-sentence-nobel-committee-calls-on-iran-to-release-narges-mohammadi-38546

Hengaw - Feb 8, 2026
{Narges Mohammadi sentenced to seven and a half years in prison and internal exile
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and civil rights activist Narges Mohammadi has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison and two years of internal exile following 59 days in detention and court proceedings. According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Mohammadi was transferred to Branch One of the Revolutionary Court in Mashhad on February 7, 2026, for a hearing. Following the session, she was formally notified of her sentence of seven years and six months’ imprisonment and two years of exile on charges of “assembly and collusion” and “propaganda activity against the state.” The ruling was issued after 59 days of detention following her arrest, along with several others, during a memorial ceremony marking the seventh day after the death of Khosrow Alikordi. Her lawyer, Mostafa Nili, stated that Mohammadi received six years in prison for the charge of assembly and collusion and an additional one year and six months for propaganda against the state. As supplementary punishment, she was also sentenced to a two-year travel ban and two years of internal exile to the city of Khusf. Mohammadi had been arrested on December 12, during a gathering held outside the mosque where the memorial ceremony for Khosrow Alikordi — a deceased lawyer — was taking place. She was detained together with Alieh Motalebzadeh, Sepideh Gholian, Hasti Amiri, and Pouran Nazemi amid the use of violence by government forces. Alieh Motalebzadeh, Hasti Amiri, and Pouran Nazemi have since been released on bail. Sepideh Gholian remains in detention, and no information is currently available regarding her legal status or case proceedings. Source: Hengaw English}: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/02/article-38


WTDP
Jinhagency - Womens News Agency - Feb 8, 2026
{Transnational Democratic Women’s Platform Demands Global Accountability for Crimes Against Women.
The Transnational Democratic Women’s Platform calls for global accountability for crimes against women, emphasizing that violations are universal, not limited to regions, but occur worldwide
News Center — International reports highlighting the growing violations of the rights of underage girls in many countries around the world have escalated, reflecting a major challenge facing efforts to protect this group. This grim reality exposes girls to constant danger and directly affects their future. The Transnational Democratic Women’s Platform issued a statement calling for accountability for those responsible for crimes committed against women worldwide, from Iran, Afghanistan, and Iraq to the United States. The statement reads: “In an era where the world proudly speaks of technological progress, transparency, and human rights, there remains a stark and terrifying truth: women are still unsafe anywhere in this world. Wherever their feet touch the world map, their bodies become a battlefield — sometimes under the guise of democracy, sometimes under the cover of religion, sometimes behind the language of law, and at times within the deadly silence of international institutions. The forms of violence may differ, but the logic is one: the elimination of women, the control over them, and the silencing of their voices.” The statement noted that in post-revolutionary Iran, this logic has reached one of its clearest manifestations. Women have been arrested and forcibly disappeared, with no information about their whereabouts, their physical or psychological condition, or even whether they are still alive. Families suffer marginalization as they move between detention centers, security agencies, and hospitals, facing threats, intimidation, and systematic pressure that forces them not to ask questions, not to pursue the truth, and to accept silence. The statement emphasized that leaked reports from hospitals revealed an even more horrific picture, as medical staff stated they had received orders not to identify the bodies of murdered women, leaving them unidentified, unregistered, and erased from collective memory. This is not merely killing; it is the erasure of the crime itself — violence that continues even after death, depriving families of their right to know the truth and to mourn. The platform stated that these acts are classified under international law as enforced disappearance, a crime that, when committed on a widespread and systematic basis against a specific group, constitutes a crime against humanity. It stressed that what is happening in Iran is not an exceptional case or a local phenomenon, but part of a global pattern of systematic violations against women and citizens. The statement further explained that on the other side of the world, cases such as “Epstein Island” revealed networks in which children — particularly young girls — are turned into commodities, not on the margins of society but within the orbit of power, wealth, and politics. Jeffrey Epstein was not an individual anomaly, but a symbol of a system that demonstrated that even at the heart of regimes claiming freedom, when power and capital are not held accountable, the bodies of girls become the most vulnerable targets. According to the statement, Epstein’s islands are not limited to the seas, but extend to any place where truth is concealed, victims remain unidentified, and power escapes accountability. Iranian prisons, detention centers, and unmarked graves are an extension of this geography. “Violence against women is not confined to detention centers; it is sometimes enshrined in legal texts. In Iraq, laws are being enacted that allow the marriage of girls as young as nine — the legalized rape of children. These laws are neither tradition nor culture; they are an official declaration of war against girls. When the law, instead of protecting, becomes a gateway to legitimizing sexual violence, the distinction between private and public, or between crime and right, disappears.” The platform stated that in Afghanistan, a set of governing laws and decrees has deprived women of the most basic human rights — from education, work, and freedom of movement to social presence. Women have effectively been excluded from life itself, becoming invisible beings. This is not mere discrimination, but gender apartheid and the systematic exclusion of half of society from the right to live. The statement confirmed that the same pattern is repeated in wars, natural disasters, and humanitarian crises. From Shengal to Sudan, from Myanmar to refugee camps, women and children are the first victims of abduction, human trafficking, and sexual enslavement. In every crisis, the female body becomes prey faster than anything else. “None of these tragedies can be viewed in isolation from the hidden equations of global power, where political and economic interests are prioritized over human lives, where stability becomes a pretext for bargaining with repression, and where silence becomes an official policy. We ask: Who is responsible for the missing women? Who is responsible for the unidentified bodies? Who benefits from the legalization of child rape? And who supports the exclusion of women from public life? Silence is not neutrality; silence is complicity.” The platform stressed that demanding justice for missing Iranian women, justice for nine-year-old Iraqi girls, and justice for forgotten Afghan women is one unified demand for women’s right to life, visibility, and humanity. This is not merely a women’s issue; it is a test of humanity’s conscience, an international responsibility, and a call to action. The Transnational Democratic Women’s Platform concluded by stating that the silence of governments, international institutions, and political actors in the face of these crimes is not neutrality but collusion. “We demand recognition that the enforced disappearance of women in Iran is a crime against humanity. We also call for the establishment of independent international fact-finding committees, the support of victims’ families, the guarantee of their right to know the truth, and the accountability of all governments and power networks involved in systematic violence against women.”} Source: https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/transnational-democratic-women-s-platform-demands-global-accountability-for-crimes-against-women-38528?page=1


Narges Mohammadi
Jinhagency - Womens News Agency - Feb 6, 2026
{Narges Mohammadi Goes on Hunger Strike in Protest of Rights Violations
In protest against being denied phone calls with her family and lawyer, and to demand permission to receive visits, activist Narges Mohammadi, winner of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, began a hunger strike days ago.
News Center – Prisoners inside Iran face strict restrictions on communication with their families, as partial or total bans are imposed on phone calls. This deepens their psychological suffering and negatively affects family relationships, a practice described as a violation of international laws and standards that guarantee human rights. Activist Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who has been detained since last December, has begun a hunger strike demanding her right to make phone calls, according to her family’s lawyer based in Paris. Lawyer Shirin Ardakani explained that Narges Mohammadi, who was arrested on December 12 during a protest in the city of Mashhad in eastern Iran, along with a number of activists for participating in a memorial ceremony for lawyer Khosrow Ali Kordi in Mashhad, has been on hunger strike for several days. She noted that Narges Mohammadi is demanding her right to make phone calls with her family and communicate with her lawyers inside Iran, in addition to being allowed to receive visits. She added that the last phone call between Narges Mohammadi and her family took place on December 14, and that they learned about her hunger strike from a prisoner who was recently released.}: Source: https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/narges-mohammadi-goes-on-hunger-strike-in-protest-of-rights-violations-38509

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