To Sum It Up

To sum it up

Remember us, we might never come back home from the streets.

مهدی یراحی .

oranienstraße 279/2023-1

FRAUEN LEBEN FREIHEIT

Žīnā Mahsā Amīnī [*21.9.1999 +16.9.2022]

JIN JIYAN AZSDÎ

ژن، ژیان، ئازادی

ZAN ZENDEGI ĀZĀDI

زن، زندگی، آزادی

Motaz is banned from a platform owned by a Zionist, meanwhile TikTok is getting banned for being pro Palestine. Not surprised.

The Iranian Regime is going to execute rapper Toomaj Salehi for supporting protests of Jina Amini’s murder by the regime in his songs.

Iranian activist Elica Le Bon says, “Iranians in the diaspora picked up on the fact that the regime tends not to execute people who become known to the international community. We have seen many examples of prisoners that were either released on bail or had their sentences commuted through our “say their names to save their lives” campaign on social media, using hashtags to garner attention for their causes, and even before social media existed, through getting the stories of political prisoners to international media outlets. Once reported on, and once the eyes shift to the regime and the reality of its pending brutality, realizing that the action is not worth the repercussions, we have seen them back down and not execute. For that reason, this is part of an urgent campaign for readers to talk about Toomaj as much as you can, using the hashtag #FreeToomaj or #ToomajSalehi. Every comment makes a difference, and if we were wrong, what did we lose by trying?”

Rolling Stone

Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Sentenced to Death for Songs Critical of Government

Toomaj Salehi, a dissident Iranian rapper, was sentenced to death on charges related to the antigovernment music he released during the 2022

My cat wants you to know that a graphic novel called "Femme, Vie, Liberté", a collective project curated by Marjane Satrapi (best known for "Persepolis") and edited by L'Iconoclaste, has been published in honour of Mahsa Amini and in support of the Iranian uprising.

As far as I know, the book is available in French, Italian and Persian - the latter is available online for free here:

zan-zendegi-azadi.fr

ZAN ZENDEGI AZADI

The various graphic novels talk about the history of the Republic of Iran, the life of Iranian people and the events that triggered the protests against the regime.

I hope an English translation will come soon because this is a project that deserves to be shared by as many people as possible.