Artemis Pebdani

Iran executed around 800 people in 2023, but this is the first time that a death sentence has been carried out after being rejected by a higher court, raising questions over the reasons and the timing of the execution, in particular. iranintl.com/en/202401239242

#ToomajSalehi: "I am a survivor of bloody November, my poetry, my voice, immortal, Me? I am one of thousands, the sweet end of my story. I'm drunk from the lashes I've received, a victorious prisoner they took away. A flame of chaff they said, turning away from life, facing the enemy. Two thousand, the mountain of my case file, Kasra, Golrokh, I am imprisoned. The blood of Siavash, the bow of Arash, a flight that soared and left. The unavoidable radiance of my light, the inevitable growth of my seed, I have roots, I am steadfast, I? The tree of hope for my homeland. A child laborer, I am unknown, the callus of my dream's hand. The season of unity, I command, my blood is my sovereignty. The dry heart of a sea, the cut wing of my flight, The slap on the soldier's face, the arrow in the chest of Ahvaz. The poverty of Baluch, the Kurdish porter, my mother tongue is Arab, Turk. I am the son of Iran, a Bakhtiari, a symbol of courage. I am the wrath of God, your fear, the just judge of the homeland is my end. I am the purgatory of God, your terror, a soldier of truth, death is my pride. I am the roar of anger, my rage, the collapse of a dam, my flood. From within I am a color, a child, gentle like my death, my poetry." This translation attempts to capture the essence and emotion of the original lyrics, reflecting the themes of struggle, resilience, and defiance. 💚🤍🦁🌄🤍♥️

#Breaking, Hengaw has been informed that on the evening of Thursday, October 5th, following a 24-hour detention, Shahin Ahmadi, the mother of Armita Garavand, was returned to Fajr Hospital in Tehran after providing consent not to engage in any form of publication. In this regard, government authorities, upon transferring Armita to an unspecified location in the same hospital, replaced all medical staff, including healthcare personnel and even security officers present at the site, due to suspicions of leaked information. #ArmitaGaravand

Iranian journalist .@maroofian_n Nazila Maroofian was violently arrested again today. 👉This is her 4th time in 11 months. 1st, she was arrested for interviewing Mahsa Amini’s father. Now, for her support of singer .@yarrahimehdi #نازیلا_معروفیان #مهسا_امينی #مهدی_یراحی

The Taliban will use security forces to BAN women from visiting Afghanistan’s national park. They have already banned girls from school/university, workings, travelling alone & forced mandatory burqa. Afghanistan has become a real prison for its women. theguardian.com/world/2023/aug…

The mother of Mahsa Jina Amini, a 22-year-old woman whose killing in state custody sparked months of anti-state protests in Iran, posted this photo of her daughter online and wrote: “Your lock of hair has captured so many hearts…” The anniversary of the country's "Woman Life Freedom" movement, inspired by Amini's story, is in less than a month, and Iranian state security forces have been relentlessly been arresting women's rights activists. #Iran #WomanLifeFreedom #MahsaAmini #مهسا_امینی