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stormysapphic · 2 years
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hey, my kurdish friend wanted to point out that the iranian woman murdered by the police in tehran was a kurd and her kurdish name was jîna emînî. she has mostly been referred to as mahsa amini, the iranian version of her name, in the media & that can ofc still be used to make sure posts about her reach a mainstream audience. however people should make sure to mention her given kurdish name foremost, as well as highlight the fact that she was a kurd in the first place, because that played a part in her facing the violence that she did.
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bumblee-stumblee · 2 years
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luminalunii97 · 2 years
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Why is Iran's current regime dangerous for not only Iranians but the world (why you should care and be our voice)
Someone in Iran made an interesting argument about how Iranian politicians don't know or don't respect political ethics in international affairs and it got me thinking... As you know the united nations conference was just held in New York where all UN leaders were invited, including our current president, Ebrahim Raisi. Even though he has a criminal record due to his involvement in the mass murder in 1988 (He was one of the four people on the prosecution committee that sentenced thousands of people to death, among them innocent men and women: link) he still got a safe pass (I am critical of this, I'd be very happy if he got captured there but the message here is that they promised him a safe pass and they held up their end of it).
But If the role was reversed and if it was say Biden who had to travel to Iran there would be no safe travel for him. Islamic republic plays dirtier than western politicians. Lying and deceiving is how they kept ruling Iran for such a long time.
A western politician wouldn't be safe in Iran and they know it. Hell, a western citizen won't be safe in Iran and by that, I don't mean "they don't like American tourists and they will give them a hard time". What I mean is that the Islamic republic has been kidnapping, jailing, and torturing western tourists and holding them for ransom for a long time now. Here's the list of all those poor souls who came to visit Iran but ended up going through the worst trauma of their lives: link.
The Islamic republic also has a history of direct terroristic operations in other countries. And let's not talk about their known support for some terroristic organizations. This is beyond my point but I thought I add this as an honorary mention: link.
So next time you or someone you know though Iran's situation is not my business, consider these facts.
P. S. As I was writing this I realized the side stories I used to support my point were more horrifying than the actual point. So you must check those links for this post to be fully understood. Spread the word.
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milkybonya · 2 years
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whatever platform this is that i have, as a persian, i want to use it right now. this is a poem i wrote today after grieving the loss of my people.
iranians, particularly women, are suffering. Mahsa Amini was killed for not wearing her hijab properly and now protests have begun. in iran, wearing the hijab if you are a woman is mandatory. you will be punished if your hair is showing. now, iran has no internet because the government is silencing the people, so i cannot contact my family. it's been days and i don't know how they're doing.
i just want to spread awareness on behalf of my people who are being silenced. let women have the choice to wear what they want. stop controlling them. let everyone be free.
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imab00kwh0r3 · 2 years
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KILLINGS ARE HAPPENING IN IRAN DUE TO PROTESTS!!
go research about jîna emînî (her kurdish name), more commonly known as mahsa amini, but to summarise she was a 22 year-old woman -originally from kurdistan- killed by the islamic morality police in iran. police said that she was taken to be educated on the proper way to wear a hijab; she was kidnapped in broad daylight because she was not wearing her hijab "properly". in iran hijabs are mandatory and have to cover the whole head, not a strand of hair can be seen. she was beaten inside the van she was taken in according to witnesses and died due to a concussion.
this sparked a series of protests against the iranian government about the oppressive regime and laws, POLICE ARE OPEN FIRING AT PROTESTERS!!
the internet is being cut off and many social medias are being blocked or restricted in the country including tumblr, this could be a sign of huge mass killings if they're not already happening.
these protests are to stop the regime and let women have a choice about their own personal identity and bodily autonomy, it's about the right to choose to be islamic, it's the right for freedom in iran.
islam is against all of this, it teaches you to be peaceful and kind not to kill people if they don't do something in accordance to your own ideals. it has been used for years as an excuse and a cover for these heinous acts hence why islamophobia is so present now. it is a beautiful religion but one should have the choice to be islamic.
educate yourself on the situation and boost iranian activists and check on your iranian friends and see if they're alright, do as much as you can to help.
AMPLIFY IRANIAN VOICES!!
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theblackmillennial · 1 year
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What's going on in Iran? I hear nothing of what's going on, and all the posts I see here are so old.
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Is it okay to ride on the coat tails of what’s happening to Jîna Mahsa Amini to point out what’s been happening to Bahá’ís in Iran since the 80s? Bc I have a feeling that there is at least a slight connection here.
Background context on the Bahá’í Faith, as remembered by a single Bahá’í who does not have the emotional energy to go source hunting right now: the Bahá’í Faith, founded in 1844 (originally called the Báb’í Faith, the name changed after April 1863 when Bahá’u’lláh stepped into the role the Báb left for Him), is the newest world religion (yes, even counting Mormonism/the LDS as a separate religion from Christianity), and was founded in Persia. Shiraz and Tehran specifically. A woman I have heard called “The first Feminist of Iran” Tahireh or Tahereh depending on transliteration was an early Báb’í, and she entered a meeting of other early Báb’ís without her hijab to argue that they were, in fact, a new religion and not a sect.
Today, Bahá’ís in Iran are arrested on trumped up charges like “spying for Israel” because that’s where the legislative body of the world wide community is situated, or say, not wearing their hijab correctly, and so on. My personal friends have told me stories of their narrow and in some cases literally deadly escapes from their beloved motherland, and I had a houseguest for a while who completed most of his degree through the Bahá’í Institute for Higher Education, an underground university that was put together because Bahá’ís in Iran are banned from higher education. One child even got thrown out of a private school at age ten or twelve (I believe I read that on IranPressWatch.org in… 2016? 2017?). Graveyards are destroyed. In August of this year, if my sense of time hasn’t completely abandoned me again, the New York Times ran a story about the Iranian government destroying a northern farming village in which most of the year round residents are Bahá’ís—of course, there’s constant denial of the religious motivation—and I can’t go a single Holy Day without hearing about how a friend’s relative or a well known Iranian Bahá’í got arrested for taking the day off from work.
So, yes, protest for the right to choose to cover or not, but remember that it’s not just Muslim woman being forced to wear hijab. Remember that this is targeted.
If you’re ready to cry, check out IranPressWatch.org, which specifically documents the persecution of Bahá’ís in Iran. Other resources included the Baha’i World Newsservice, and BIC.org (Baha’i International Community). Jîna Mahsa Amini may not have been a Bahá’í (though personal connections have now on october 1st revealed her cousin whom she was visiting is), but I have no doubt that the Bahá’í community will rally for her justice—as much as we can. It’s not safe for known Bahá’ís, especially Persian Bahá’ís to actively protest Iran, as the government is looking for any reason to strike any Bahá’ís who have remained. If a Persian Bahá’í is identified as protesting, any family they have in Iran is then specifically targeted on charges of sedition/spying.
Thank you for your time. I’d try to give more information, but I did go to check IranPressWatch to see if there was an article about Jîna Mahsa Amini specifically, and seeing how many arrests there were just this month left me in tears.
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totally-halal · 1 year
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HEY
STOP SCROLLING
Let's not forget about the situation in Iran.
I don't see a lot of people advocating for Iranian peoples freedom right now and I don't want it to be swept under the rug.
Earlier last month Jîna Emînî (You might've heard about her with her legal name Mahsa Amini) - a Kurdish-Iranian woman got arrested by Iran's so called 'morality police' for wearing the mandatory hijab 'incorrectly'.
Following her arrest she died, officials said it was because of a sudden 'heart attack' but autopsy shows that she had injuries on her head suggesting she was beaten up...BEATEN UP.
Eventually the Iranian people started protesting this and the mandatory hijab, risking their lives on the streets. There's been shootings/tensions in cities and a major University of Iran.
A 16-year-old Iranian girl named Nika Shakarami vanished after being taken into custody by the regime this week.
It's also been reported that Iran's government has cut off Internet access.
These are just a few examples of many.
Support Iranians, be the voice that Iranians need you to be right now, speak up for them.
Iranians are more than welcome to correct or add on.
As a kurdish woman it breaks my heart, may they rest in peace and may the Iranian people gain their freedom they've been denied for over 40 years.
Jin Jiyan Azadî.
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auressea · 1 year
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supportive actions for the people of Iran
In the spirit of keeping the conversation going:
some ideas offered to my congregation by our fellow who is an Iranian-Canadian. (many are very White Liberal tbh)
1. Contact Canada's foreign affairs minister, Melanie Joly, and demand an investigative mechanism be set up to address this violence and ask for a direct statement condemning the actions of the Iranian government. * Telephone: 613-992-0983 (Ottawa) or 514 383-3709 (Montreal) * Email: [email protected] 2. Demands answers from your MPs and MLAs and ask that they put pressures on Iranian officials to be held accountable for their atrocities and wrong doings. Ask them to require transparency in dealing with people connected to Iran’s regime living in Canada. 3. Share information and spread awareness about the events occurring in Iran in person and on social media. Use the hashtag #MahsaAmini 4. Ask your local communities or organizations you are a part of to issue a statement of solidarity and support the Iranians in your cities, countries 5. Organize a demonstration in your community. 6. Join protests held by Iranians living in the diaspora. 7. Check on your Iranian-Canadian colleagues and friends.
Additional information can be found here: * Mass protests in Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini [Video]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHlg4MAzNLgSorry this video is not available in Canada [us a VPN] * Iran Protests: Grave Concerns for Extreme State Violence Amid Rising Death Toll [Article]: https://iranhumanrights.org/.../iran-protests-grave.../ * How protests in Iran over Mahsa Amini's death 'forever moved the debate' over women's rights [Article]: https://www.usatoday.com/.../mahsa-amini.../8074393001/
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fuckyeahilike · 2 years
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A 22-year-old Iranian woman has died days after being arrested by morality police for allegedly not complying with strict rules on head coverings.
Eyewitnesses said Mahsa Amini was beaten while inside a police van when she was picked up in Tehran on Tuesday.
Police have denied the allegations, saying Ms Amini had "suddenly suffered a heart problem".
It is the latest in a series of reports of brutality against women by authorities in Iran in recent weeks.
Ms Amini's family say that she was a healthy young woman with no medical conditions that would explain a sudden heart problem.
However, they were informed she had been taken to hospital a few hours after her arrest and the family said she had been in a coma before she died on Friday.
Tehran police said Ms Amini had been arrested for "justification and education" about the hijab, the headscarf which is mandatory for all women to wear.
Her death comes in the wake of growing reports of repressive acts against women, including those judged not to be complying with Islamic dress code being barred from entering government offices and banks.
Many Iranians, including pro-government individuals, are expressing their outrage on social media platforms regarding the very existence of the morality police, also known as Guidance Patrols, and are using hashtags that translate as Murder Patrols.
Videos have emerged on social media appearing to show officers detaining women, dragging them on the ground, and forcefully whisking them away.
Many Iranians blame the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, directly. An old speech of his is being reshared on social media in which he justifies the role of the morality police and insists that under Islamic rule, women must be forced to observe the Islamic dress code.
The latest episode will only deepen the divide between a large part of Iran's young and vibrant society and its radical rulers, a rift that seems ever harder to mend.
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panicinthestudio · 1 year
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Iran cracks down on protests after death of young woman as global demonstrations grow, September 27, 2022
Protests mostly led by women are spreading in Iran and around the world. They were sparked by the death of a young woman in the custody of the so-called "morality police." Over the last ten days, images have emerged of women burning their headscarves, cutting off their hair and marching in the thousands, chanting “death to the dictator.” Reza Sayah joined Amna Nawaz to discuss the demonstrations. PBS NewsHour
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stormysapphic · 2 years
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a video by a kurdish activist on the situation with jîna emînî's name vs its iranian version, mahsa amini. watch this for info on the suppression of kurdish names in iran & why it's so important to highlight jîna's kurdish name and ethnicity when discussing her murder in the hands of the iranian police.
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bumblee-stumblee · 1 year
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@bringhimdown
Bro y'all got worms for brains, this trans woman made this infographic about Jîna Emînî/Mahsa Amini so that ANYONE could reblog it, i currently have it pinned to my blog. They made a decision knowing that radfems are more likely to share women's issues and hashtag'd it with 'radfem' and now y'all are demonizingand sending hate messages to a trans woman from your own community because they tagged it with a word you didn't like?
What the fuck is wrong with you?
I mean y'all already been spewing Nazi shit
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and the fact you said 'terf sympathizer' just sorta calls to it as well. Maybe you should leave them alone and try to actually support the women and protest going on in Iran rather than being absolutely shitbags to someone that was trying to help.
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luminalunii97 · 1 year
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If nothing, this wave of protests enabled something in me that wasn't on before. For 44 years, our daily struggles as women were belittled and ignored and I accepted it and worked around it. But this new me would bitch-slap the shit out of anyone who dares to tell me "it's not the right time for -insert certain women's rights issue-" so that they know ALWAYS it's the right time to talk about women's rights. We women shouldn't die for the world to realize how unfair and cruel our life condition is.
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edwordsmyth · 1 year
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Gravestone of Jîna Emînî (Mahsa Amini): "Dear Jîna, you are not dead, your name become the Code." (In Kurdish language, Jîna means life.)
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marcos--budt · 1 year
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Reminder that the revolution is still ongoing in Iran, the regime is still committing unspeakable crimes against humanity. There have been over 300 confirmed killings (the real numbers are way higher) over 15000 arrests and those arrested have been sentenced to death. If you think it's gotten more quiet about Iran it's not because it's about to end, it's because the regime has cut off internet and is punishing people for bringing their smartphones out in public to film and share what's going on. We need to be their voice. Look at my tag "resources for helping Iran" for actions to take, petitions to sign, accounts to follow and learning how to help Iranian get internet access.
Keep using the hashtags, most importantly MahsaAmini (her Kurdish name was Jîna Emînî).
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