Mahsa Amini died on September 16, angry protests are taking place in Iran. Various stars are currently drawing attention to both.
It has been ten days since Iranian Mahsa Amini died. According to investigations, the young woman suffered massive head injuries after she was arrested by the Iranian vice squad for allegedly not wearing her hijab correctly. Since then, Iranians have denounced the tragic fate of Amini and the general lack of women’s rights in Iran during increasingly brutal protests across the country.
A highly risky undertaking. may have died, and countless others were injured and/or arrested. An exact statement is hardly possible, also because Internet access in Iran has been reduced to a minimum for several days or even completely cut off in some places. The obvious strategy behind it: The world should know as little as possible about the turmoil in Iran. To counteract this, many stars are using their celebrity to draw attention to what is happening in Iran that was triggered by Amini’s death.
Don’t look away
For example, US model Bella Hadid (25). Your almost 55 million followers, several text panels describe the probable course of events. The Post also explains the despicable practices of the “inhuman Iranian ‘moral police'”.
uploaded Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters (79). In it he shows pictures of Iranian women and men who cut their hair on the street in protest after Amini’s death. “Mahsa Amini became a symbol. Her death is the reason why protests are taking place in Tehran right now, which I support and everyone should support.”
British musician Yungblud (25) also judged during a concert. “Last week in Iran, a young woman named Mahsa Amini was murdered for wearing her hair outside of her hijab.” Because the internet has been severely restricted in Iran since then, it is “now up to us to speak for them.”
Hollywood actress Jessica Chastain (45) sees it that way. , describes Amini’s martyrdom and writes: “I stand with the women of Iran and will amplify their voices from afar. If one woman is attacked, we will all be attacked.” And “Don’t Worry Darling” star Florence Pugh (26) has already shared Amini’s fate with her followers via various Instagram stories.
“Harry Potter” author JK Rowling (57) shared a graphic showing that Instagram, virtually the only social media platform still permitted in Iran, is no longer accessible. “Then the rest of the world must keep saying her name”. Tesla boss Elon Musk (51) to make his “Starlink” technology available for Iran in order to give the population its virtual voice back.
These Iranian stars speak out
Needless to say, there are numerous Iranian stars raising their voices. Filmmaker and artist Shirin Neshat (65): “The Iranian revolution of 1979 was misogynist at its core. What is happening now 43 years later is a revolution led by women.”
Golshifteh Farahani (39), known from the “Tyler Rake” series with Chris Hemsworth (39), has been posting several videos on Instagram every day since Amini’s death to show the latest developments in Iran. Again and again, posts were apparently removed from Instagram because what was shown did not meet the guidelines. and adds: “It is difficult to see what is happening on the streets of Iran every day.” : “Shame, shame on you, Instagram.” According to the description, the video showed an Iranian police officer beating a young woman and sexually assaulting her at the same time.
Source: Stern
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