The Iranian Writers’ Association: People’s protests are a symbol of hatred towards corruption and inequality.
In a statement, the Iranian Writers’ Association condemned the suppression of recent protests by the Islamic Republic and described the people’s protests as a symbol of hatred towards corruption, inequality, and the systematic structure of society.
The statement mentions that people, fed up with forty-seven years of systemic corruption and discrimination, have once again faced the bloody suppression of the government and brought their cries of protest to the streets. The Iranian Writers’ Association added that the government has once again opened fire on protesters, attacked hospitals to abduct the injured, and engaged in mass arrests.
This professional body emphasized in another part of its statement that the realization of freedom depends on the will of people who are aware of the roots of their suffering, have united based on this awareness, and have risen up against the current situation while maintaining independence from internal and external exploiters. These are people who neither wait for the repetition of illusory pasts nor look to false reformers but instead take action to transform the present and build the future themselves.
The statement continues by saying that the people who have taken to the streets these days are not just shouting about their own sufferings, but are standing against the creators of these sufferings and their oppressive forces, because they have realized that the overt and covert guardians of the current situation are all born and bred by the government, the agents of corruption, inequality, and crime.
In conclusion, the Iranian Writers’ Association, referring to the country’s social and economic conditions, wrote that the true face of the regime is one that crushes freedom and is inhumane, and the objective reality of society is a deep class divide, the ever-increasing fall of people below the poverty line, and their struggle for survival—a reality that is undeniable, regardless of any political analysis or approach.