Woman Life Freedom
On Sept. 13, 2022, a young 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was arrested in Tehran and taken into police custody by Iran's morality police and, shortly after, died in hospital. The largest protests since the Iranian Green Movement (also known as the Green Wave of Iran) in 2009 were ignited by her death.
The death of Mahsa Amini is gravely reminiscent of the brutal death of Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi who was killed in 2003 while detained in Tehran's Evin Prison.
Since the protests began, more than 14,160 people have been arrested, including 300 students in protests in 133 cities and towns and 129 universities in Iran.
Amnesty International wrote on Oct. 22 that “the cruelty of Iran’s security forces knows no bounds.” (Twitter).
These nationwide protests include people from all walks of life calling for the end of this patriarchal regime, and these protests now present one of the boldest challenges to Iran’s rulers since 1979, the Islamic Revolution. The protesters are demanding wide-sweeping change.
Mahsa Amini’s death and the Iranian regime’s crackdown on the protesters following her death have drawn international condemnation. The Embassy Cultural House expresses our solidarity with the women of Iran who are leading these protests and have galvanized huge numbers of the population to protest and share in their outrage and grief for the lives of innocents that have been unjustly killed, injured and imprisoned.
The death of Mahsa Amini is gravely reminiscent of the brutal death of Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi who was killed in 2003 while detained in Tehran's Evin Prison.
Since the protests began, more than 14,160 people have been arrested, including 300 students in protests in 133 cities and towns and 129 universities in Iran.
Amnesty International wrote on Oct. 22 that “the cruelty of Iran’s security forces knows no bounds.” (Twitter).
These nationwide protests include people from all walks of life calling for the end of this patriarchal regime, and these protests now present one of the boldest challenges to Iran’s rulers since 1979, the Islamic Revolution. The protesters are demanding wide-sweeping change.
Mahsa Amini’s death and the Iranian regime’s crackdown on the protesters following her death have drawn international condemnation. The Embassy Cultural House expresses our solidarity with the women of Iran who are leading these protests and have galvanized huge numbers of the population to protest and share in their outrage and grief for the lives of innocents that have been unjustly killed, injured and imprisoned.
Banner Image: Sara Emami, Zan Zendegi Azadi; Woman Life Freedom, 2022
