Protests Break Out in Iran as ‘Hijab’ Police Beat, Kill Young Woman

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Persecution and the art of protest

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Women have been the main target of the Iranian regime — now they’re leading the revolution to bring it down

Brave Iranian women, supported by a generation of young men, educated and knowing their inalienable rights, have openly and ferociously rejected the brutal religious dictatorship of Ali Khamenei and all his loyalists and apologists, in pursuit of justice and equal rights.

They are organized, inspired, self-sacrificing and ready to bring about fundamental change: the regime’s downfall and the establishment of democratic rule that will ensure their life, liberty and prosperity.

Their courageous stand on the streets of almost every city and town in Iran has been met by the welcome support of all of society and the awe and respect of the free world.

Twenty-two-year-old Mahsa Amini’s tragic death in the custody of Tehran’s morality police triggered an explosion of grievances over injustices our people have suffered for more than four decades. The world is witnessing the fruition of a democratic revolution that Ruhollah Khomeini denied 43 years ago when, under a pretense of Islam, he imposed a theocratic dictatorship on the Iranian people.

Iranians, especially women, are ending a monstrous religious fascist experiment that defiled Islam as well as Iran’s culture and civilization by committing the most egregious and inhumane crimes in modern times.

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Iran arrests Khamenei niece after condemning regime: Brother

Iranian authorities have arrested the niece of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after she recorded a video describing the authorities led by her uncle as a "murderous and child-killing regime".

AFP

Sunday 27 Nov 2022

Farideh Moradkhani comes from a branch of the family that has a record of opposition to Iran's clerical leadership and has herself been jailed previously in the country.

Her brother Mahmoud Moradkhani wrote on Twitter that she was arrested on Wednesday after going to the office of the prosecutor following a summons.

Then on Saturday, her brother posted a video on YouTube, with the link shared on Twitter, where she condemned the "clear and obvious oppression" Iranians have been subjected to, and criticized the international community's inaction.

Nov 24, 2022
In the name of God who created human free.
Ladies and Gentlemen
I start with the famous poem by beloved Persian poet, Saadi:
Human beings are members of a whole,
In creation of one essence and soul.
If one member is afflicted with pain,
Other members uneasy will remain.
 If you've no sympathy for human pain,
 The name of human you cannot retain!

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According to the United Nations, High Commissioner for Human Rights around 14,000 people have been arrested over the protests that began after the death of Mahsa Amini who had been arrested by the morality police.

At least 416 people including 51 children have been killed in the crackdown, according to Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR).

 

[Valin]

55 minutes ago, Geee said:

Women have been the main target of the Iranian regime — now they’re leading the revolution to bring it down

Lets just say I have an...issue with the idea/concept of Morality Police. A Government Agency saying What s Moral? Never A Good Idea.

[Valin]

H/T Power Line

 

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Iran protests: 14-year-old girl repeatedly raped, killed, report says
The girl's mother, who wanted to report the incident, has reportedly disappeared

Bradford Betz | Fox News

Dec. 19 2022

A 14-year-old girl in Iran was reportedly raped and killed for removing her hijab in school in amid ongoing protests rocking the Islamic Republic. 

The New York Times reports that the teen, identified as Masoomeh, was from a poor neighborhood in Tehran and took her headscarf off at school in protest. 

School cameras identified the girl and she was arrested. She was later treated at a hospital for "severe vaginal tears," The Times reported, citing the Center for Human Rights in Iran, a New York-based watchdog organization. 

The girl later died and her mother, who wanted to report her daughter’s rape and death, has disappeared. 

AS PROTESTS INCREASE, IRAN MAY SOON CONFRONT THE POWER OF SPORTS

Her death comes amid months of widespread protests in Iran, sparked by the police custody death of Jina Mahsa Amini on Sept. 16, 2022. 

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[Valin]

Jan 10, 2023
This clip is a compilation of footage showing Iranians protesting outside the Rajai-Shahr Prison in Karaj, Iran against the impending executions of protesters 22-year-old Mohammad Ghobadlou and 18-year-old Mohammad Boroughani. The protestors chanted “This is the year of bloody [uprising!] [Khamenei] will be toppled!”, “I will kill whoever killed my brother!”, and “This is the final warning! There will be an uprising if you carry out the execution!” The protest was also attended by Ghobadlou’s mother, who said that her son has been falsely accused of murdering somebody so that the authorities could execute him. The footage in this clip was posted on January 8, 2023 to Iranian dissident journalist Masih Alinejad’s Twitter account and to the Iran International Instagram page. According to human rights organizations and activists, the two men have been denied due process.

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Iran Hangs Two Protesters While 109 Face Prospect of Execution

Jan. 11 2023

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Executions in Iran — and threats of further regime bloodshed — persist. In the wake of Tehran’s hanging on Saturday of two Iranian protesters, 22-year-old Mohammad Mehdi Karami and 39-year-old Sayed Mohammad Hosseini, “at least 109 protesters are currently at risk of execution, death penalty charges or sentences,” the Norway-based non-profit Iran Human Rights reported. Two men in particular — 19-year-old Mohammad Boroughani and 22-year-old Mohammad Ghobadiou — reportedly face imminent execution, prompting protests this week outside their prison. Since nationwide demonstrations began in September 2022, Iranian security forces have killed some 500 protesters, including dozens of women and children.

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