Statement by 96 political activists regarding the activities of the morality police is considered illegal and inhumane.
A group of civil and political activists in Iran condemned the government’s crackdown on women and the return of the morality police to the streets in statements of protest.
The 96 signatories of this statement, some of whom are in prison, have labeled the government’s actions as illegal, inhumane, and anti-women. They have emphasized that Iranian women and men will not back down from efforts to liberate society from self-righteousness and tyranny.
Continuing the statement, it is mentioned that with the increasing likelihood of war and in conditions where mismanagement and systematic corruption of the government have turned people’s lives into abysses of misery, anxiety, lawlessness, and ongoing disorder, while the Iranian society mourns the slain protesting youth, the government still beats the drums of war against the people in the alleys and streets.
Signatories to this statement include Sadiqeh Vasmaghi, Narges Mohammadi, Sepideh Ghelian, Dayeh Sharifeh, Hossein Panahi, Shahinaz Akamli, Fa’ezeh Hashemi, Mostafa Tajzadeh, and Keyvan Samimi.
Yesterday, mothers of Laleh Park, whose children lost their lives in the protests of 2009, emphasized in their statements that despite the government’s intensified crackdown, the achievements of the protests for women’s freedom are irreversible.
Violent confrontations with women in Iran have escalated with the return of the Gasht-e Ershad patrols to the streets starting from Saturday, April 14th, under the name of ‘Operation Nur’.
