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#iran protests 2022
matarsack · 2 years
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i think the world doesn’t know what it really means to live in a theocratic dictatorship. Let me tell you about our experiences living in the islamic regime of iran.
1. Your parents were born to muslim parents so they’re automatically muslim. You’re automatically a muslim too. You didn’t choose your religion and you can’t opt out of it or you will be executed.
2. The compulsory hijab law makes you a criminal if you choose not to wear hijab even tho you didn’t choose to be a muslim and you don’t consider yourself a muslim but the regime has forced you into that role whether you like it or not. And when you ‘break that law’, they can do with you as they please.
3. little girls as young as 7 yrs old are forced to wear hijab at school even tho the islam itself says the age is 9. and all the schools are gender segregated so imagine how they force you to get used to hijab even when you’re just surrounded by other girls. And all day long at school they tell you horrible stories about what will happen to you in hell if someone sees even a strand of your hair.
4. the regime modifies all the textbooks, story books, cartoons and movies to represent the ideal woman with full on hijab. The iranian media is ordered to photoshop every photo of a woman that may be showing a little skin. And if they’re iranian, no hair is supposed to be seen or that will be photoshopped away. Women are mostly excluded from billboards and tv commercials.
5. imagine going to work or meeting up with a friend when suddenly the morality police kidnap you in broad daylight and force you into a van to take you to a station where they will treat you like a criminal and if you don’t agree to get humiliated and do as they say, they will put you in prison. And in case of Mahsa Amini and so many more before her, they will beat you to death. My sister was barely 18 when she got kidnapped and they didn’t let her call home and she’d been so fucking scared and we had no idea where she was. Imagine all the psychological trauma.
6. If you’re in a car and not wearing hijab they will fine you and seize your car. So when u get into a taxi the driver will ask you to keep your hijab on otherwise they’ll get fined. And if you refuse they’ll ask you to get off the car.
7. And its not just about hijab. In Ramadan, they get even more vicious. If they catch you eating or even drinking water on the street they will give you lashes as punishment and even imprison you for breaking the law. If you work in a state-owned company it’s even worse. They will close the cafeteria and take away the water dispensers. All restaurants are banned from delivering food before iftar. It’s a fucking mess. Everyone has to pretend they’re fasting or they’ll be severely punished.
8. And how could I forget about this! iranian women are banned from singing! the islamic regime prohibits women’s singing voices to be heard by men so imagine the horror of having 50% of the population banned from ever becoming a singer. If they identify a female singer in iran, they will take her to jail and force her to repent her sins in the most humiliating way so that she will never dare sing again.
9. And every time the regime gets wind of a private gathering of men and women trying to have fun and live their fucking private lives, the police crash the party and take everyone to jail bc the Islamic regime bans iranian men and women from having fun.
10. Did you know that the islamic regime doesn’t allow women’s faces to be printed on their obituaries or headstones? They put a flower for our faces instead and if they see a headstone with a woman’s face printed on it they’ll smash it to pieces. That’s how religious dictatorship continues to oppress and erase women even after their deaths.
So if you see Islam has become for many iranians a symbol of oppression and torture and discrimination, that’s why. The regime uses islam as a weapon to silence and punish anyone who opposes them. You can love islam all you want from the safety of your home in a free country and talk about how kind and benevolent the religion is, but in iran, it’s a whole different story.
Our economy is fucked. All govt officials are corrupt as fuck. Most websites are banned in iran. Even tumblr is banned. The world has cut the iranian ppl from many services. We don’t have intl credit cards like visa card. Amazon doesn’t do delivery to iran. We cant get netflix, spotify or even a gamepass subscription. we don’t get any Apple services here. iran isn’t listed as a country you could choose when signing up for a lot of services. and when we decide to leave iran and escape this hellhole, every country out there will make it sooo much harder for us to get a visa just bc we had the misfortune to be born in iran at the wrong time.
This is the story of iran for the past 44 years. Held hostage by a corrupt regime that uses religion to suppress and torture the people and being abandoned by the rest of the world bc our lives don’t matter.
Please be our voice. Once they shut down the internet completely and silence our voice, they will start slaughtering us to stifle the protests just like they did in 2019. Please help us. We want this fucking regime gone.
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heavenhatesme · 2 years
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For the times I was afraid to go out.
For the times I couldn't wear what I liked.
For the times I couldn't afford to buy a scarf I didn't even want.
For the times I had to take a detour to avoid morality police.
For Iranian women, for Iranian people!
Stand with us and be our voice!💚🤍❤️🕊
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Istanbul, Turkey, September 21, 2022 • Beirut, Lebanon, September 21, 2022
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Paris, France, September 25, 2022 • Berlin, Germany, September 23, 2022
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Brussels, Belgium, September 23, 2022 • Santiago, Chile, September 23, 2022
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Sao Paulo, Brazil, September 23, 2022 • Nicosia, Cyprus, September 25, 2022
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New York, United States of America, September 21, 2022 • The Hague, The Netherlands, September 23, 2022
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Athens, Greece, September 24, 2022 • Madrid, Spain, September 23, 2022
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Washington, United States of America, September 24, 2022 • Los Angeles, September 22, 2022
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Toronto, Canada, September 24, 2022 • Hassaké, Syria, September 25, 2022
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New York, United States of America, September 21, 2022.
People around the world standing up to support Iranians in their protests.
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queerism1969 · 1 year
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azuleopal · 1 year
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Iran abolishes Morality Police... but not really
So recently news has come out that Iran has abolished the Morality Police. But changing the name means nothing. They are still just as abhorrently violent to protestors, especially women and even children under the age of 15. They are trying to lull the world into a sense of false security. Do not look away.
DO NOT LOOK AWAY, IRAN IS NOT DONE WITH THE OPPRESSORS.
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hello! the post about iran abolishing the morality police is actually misinformation <3 sure bc of the unrest we haven't seen much of the morality police in the streets but its bc there are replaced with police forces who will shoot and beat u down. many women are still being convicted for not wearing hijab and they are going to execute most of the protesters they have prisoned (not to mention that there are horrifying reports of the amount of sexual assault women are experiencing in the prison.) so yeah, that's just misinformation spread to calm the masses/ convince the westerners that things are starting to get better!
You know, I had a feeling it would be something like that. It seemed... I don't know, I don't want to undermine the incredible work being done by protestors, but it seemed too easy. Too fast a cave. Makes a lot more sense that it's not true, and is just a quick Western propaganda campaign.
Thank you, I'll go and edit the other reblog
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shirzan140102 · 1 year
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REPORT: Approximately 400 Kurdish Youth Missing
Per IranWire, a human rights group has reported that approximately 400 Kurdish teenagers (including minors) have been "abducted" during the past few months. In a previous post, I've explained that as a minority Kurds are in even greater danger as it is, so this is especially concerning. Please bring attention to this situation and be these kids' voices.
SOURCE
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pineapplecrispy · 1 year
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Our sisters and brothers
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nando161mando · 8 months
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A new video of Nika Shakrami in the national uprising of the people of Iran
A video has been published on social networks that shows Nika Shakrami's presence in the "Women, Life, Freedom" protests and is seen burning a scarf. 16-year-old Nika Shakrami was kidnapped, tortured and killed by the government during the nationwide uprising.
ویدئویی جدید از نیکا شاکرمی در خیزش سراسری مردم ایران
ویدئویی در شبکه‌های اجتماعی منتشر شده که حضور نیکا شاکرمی را در اعتراضات "زن، زندگی، آزادی" نشان می‌دهد و در حال آتش زدن روسری دیده می‌شود. نیکا شاکرمی ۱۶ ساله در جریان خیزش سراسری توسط حکومت ربوده، شکنجه و کشته شد.
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quinthetoucan · 1 year
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If you guys haven't heard what's going on in Iran recently, please start paying attention. The corrupt Iranian government is killing innocent protestors, protesting the unjust murder of Mahsa Amini, among others. Tyrannical governments such as this have no place in the modern world. Please...reblog this to show your support in the fight against tyranny, and make sure these women didn't die in vain.
-Quin (host)
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virginiathegoat · 1 year
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🚨 Mohsen Shekari, one of those arrested in recent protests, was executed in Tehran this morning.
According to the Islamic Regime's court reports, Mohsen Shekari tried to "block" Sattarkhan Street on October 3rd and also "injured" one of the regime thugs.
He was denied of having an designated attorney amid the court hearings, and the complete prepare of his capture and cross examination was opaque and against the lawful measures.
I'm begging you to repost and share as much as you can.
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matarsack · 2 years
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iran protests 2022 ; the courage it takes to fight for the freedom of your people with empty hands against an army with batons and guns and the permission to kill with no consequences. they slaughtered more than 1500 of protesters in 2019 and stifled the protests like all those lives lost didn’t matter. the world has long abandoned us but we’re still fighting, we’re still alive here and we matter. Iranian lives matter.
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heavenhatesme · 2 years
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As an Iranian girl, I want to tell you, Mahsa Amini's hijab was much more decent than my own everyday outfit. It might've been me, my mother, my sister, my friend or anyone.
Then they kill 100 more to prove they didn't kill 1? Where is the justice in that? Who can we go to when the police is the murderer?
As a feminist, as a human, send our voice across the world. We're fighting, and this time, we are not giving up!🇮🇷🕊
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“Baraye” by Shervin Hajipour won a well-deserved Grammy last night, but that’s the minimum that the brave people of Iran deserve.
This awesome “Rage Against the Regime” shirt, along with other great designs by Iranian artists, was produced by @theazadico to raise funds for the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran @iranrights. Even if the t shirts are out of stock, I hope you still give some $$ to the center because they do invaluable work chronicling the human rights abuses in Iran, advocating for the people, and fighting for a transition to the democracy and human rights the people have been risking and losing their lives for.
Jin Jiyan Azadi
Zan Zendegi Azadi
Woman Life Freedom
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queerism1969 · 1 year
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mahesiyah · 1 year
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For the Moonies who want to learn about the situation in Iran right now:
Women and AFAB people are cutting their hair as a sign of protesting the brutal, violent Islamic Regime that forces women and AFAB people to wear hijab, even if those people do not truly believe in Islam.
They're getting beaten and killed because they're asking for basic human rights.
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Original artist: veganimegirl
(shared with permission)
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