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Sunday's Highlights: Two Statements From Activists and Prisoners

Feb 6, 2023

A group of 380 women activists thanked Farhad Meysami for his fight and asked him to end his hunger strike.

Sunday's Highlights: Two Statements From Activists and Prisoners
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“Living and surviving is the first indicator of the Woman Life Freedom uprising. Surviving is fighting itself when oppression is at its most. We ask you to stop your hunger strike because we need you alive in the future of Iran. We will not stop fighting.”


A group of prisoners asked for a campaign to help victims of the Khoy earthquake. They mentioned that around 50% of people are living in their cars now and the government has failed to provide the help they need.


“People are not only dealing with casualties from the earthquake, cold weather, and limited food resources but also from the regime’s failure to even send them help from people and international organizations.”


Reports show over 100 people got poisoned due to non-standard heaters in the tents. Meanwhile, the president, Ebrahim Raisi, asked people not to believe the “rumors” and to be patient until the government solves the problems.


 

Khamenei’s Amnesty!

Mizan News Agency, Islamic Republic Judiciary’s media, announced that Ali Khamenei, the Islamic regime’s supreme leader, agreed on granting pardons to thousands of recent prisoners. Prisoners who have not been charged with Hiraba, have not participated in the destruction of the regime's properties, express their regret, and a few other conditions, will be granted this “pardon”.


This can be considered the first time that the regime officially admits that “thousands” of people have been arrested during the recent uprising.


According to Iran’s Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) 19623 individuals have been arrested since September 17, 2022.


 

“The Day of Victory is Near”

On Saturday, February 4, to commemorate the 40th day after the death of Mohammad Moradi, Iranians held demonstrations in different cities of the world, including Lyon where he used to live and died.


Mohammad Moradi sacrificed his life in order to draw the attention of the world media to the repression and killing of people in Iran.


In a video he published before his death, he said: "Don't be sad and rejoice that the day of victory is near."


 

Elnaz Mohammadi, journalist, was arrested on Sunday, February 5th. Her sister, Elaheh Mohammadi, has been in prison for 130 days now for publishing Mahsa Jina Amini’s funeral report.


 

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