Deputies and members of the Government observed a minute of silence on Tuesday in tribute to the victims of the repression in Iran “who, since September 16, have paid with their lives for their fight for freedom.”
At the opening of the session of questions to the government, the president of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, saluted the memory of Mahsa Amini, “brutally arrested in the name of a supposed virtue” and deceased.
“Thirst for Freedom”
This 22-year-old was arrested on September 13 in Tehran, for “wearing inappropriate clothing”, by the morality police in charge of enforcing the strict dress code in the Islamic Republic. Women must cover their hair and are not allowed to wear short or tight coats or jeans with holes. She died on September 16 at the hospital.
“Since then, women, men and all the youth of Iran, whose incredible courage must be admired, have expressed their thirst for freedom,” continued the owner of the hanger to applause.
“Although the number of victims of the repression they face is increasing every day, the unanimous national representation wishes to pay tribute to these women and men who, since September 16, have paid with their lives for their fight for freedom,” he added. Yaël Braun. -Pivet, inviting a minute of silence.
increased repression
Mahsa Amini’s death has sparked a wave of protests in Iran and demonstrations in solidarity with Iranian women around the world.
This protest movement, the largest in Iran since 2019 against rising gasoline prices, has entered its third week and the crackdown has increased.
Source: BFM TV
