Tag: Iran protests
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Not Enough
Picture sourced from New York Post I did a chirp a few weeks back, on Elnaz Rekabi. She was the |Iranian woman who competed in a climbing competition in Seoul, South Korea, without a hijab. It sdent shockwaves, back in Iran. the video, of her competing without the hijab, went viral and she became a…
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Pressure Rising
Attribution to Fars Media Coroporation This is Voria Ghafouri, an Iranian of Kurdish ancestry. He is a soccer player who is captain of his team, Foolad, in the Persian Gulf Pro League. He has been a member of the Iran national team, but, was not selected to be part of the World Cup team, this…
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41 Days
Attribution to Darafsh – Own Work It has been 41 days since the death of Mahsa Amini while she was being detained for not properly wearing a hijab. According to Human Rights activists, in Iran, protests have raged in over 125 Iranian cities. Over 275 have died and 14,000 have been detained. The Iranian regime…
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Asra
Continuing the Iran theme this week. This really needs more publicity than it is getting. Iran is similar to Ukraine right now in that both are representin the West in a fight for democracy This is Asra Panahi. She was a 16 year old girl attending Shahed Girls High School. She was an athlete, a…