The protesters also sang the Italian protest anthem “Bella Ciao” in Persian, a song that has become very popular among supporters of the movement.
They also repeated the chants that have gone viral inside Iran: “zan, zendegi, azadi” (woman, life, freedom) and its Kurdish equivalent, “jin, jiyan, azadi” after Mahsa Amini’s Kurdish origin. In other cities, such as Athens and Stockholm, some women cut their hair as a gesture of solidarity, and in the Swedish capital, another group showed photos of the murdered protesters outside parliament.
The Iranian authorities have admitted the death of 35 people since the start of the protests, more than a week ago, but activists believe that the true number exceeds fifty.
Protesters in Paris expressed outrage that Macron met and shook hands with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York this week, as Paris seeks to keep the 2015 deal on Tehran’s nuclear program alive. .
The protesters plan to hold a second demonstration on Sunday in which they intend to march on the Iranian embassy in Paris.
The girl who went viral
The video of a young woman, without a veil, whose identity is unknown, singing “Bella ciao” in Persian, in support of the protests after the death of Mahsa Amini, the young woman detained by the police officer on September 13 while in Tehran for not wearing the Islamic veil correctly and who died after three days in a coma.
Initially shared by the account @gandom_Sa007, the video features a young woman singing the partisan song in Persian that has become a universal symbol of resistance around the world.
The post immediately went viral. More than 24,000 people shared it on social networks and 50,000 liked it, explains the BFM.TV website. “Bella ciao” is the name of a song adopted as an anthem by the Italian Partisan Resistance during World War II. The song has become popular again decades later thanks to the Spanish series “La casa de papel”. It is a libertarian anthem that evokes the resistance and dignity of those who fight against oppression. (ANSA).
Source: Ambito
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