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The Women, Life, Freedom movement is a protest slogan that affirms that the rights of women are at the center of life and liberty. It is best known in English-language media for its use within the context of Iran and Mahsa Amini protests. [12] The originate of this slogan comes from Kurdish women right movements. [13] [14] [15]
The slogan gained its height in international traction following the internationalization of the Mahsa Jina Amini protests across European countries, United States and Australia. Prior to that, the slogan was also used by women's rights movements in a number of international gatherings. [8]
The slogan was popularized during women's marches in Turkey in 2006 in the Kurdish Freedom Movement, and reflects the idea of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, that "a country can't be free unless the women are free." [53] Kurds emphasize the Kurdish origin of the slogan, and its connection to Mahsa Amini's Kurdish first name—Jina. [53]
Protests are raging in Iran after Mahsa Amini's death. Here's what to know about their rallying slogan and the 15,000 protesters who may face harsh punishments.
Amini, 22, born in Iran's western province of Kurdistan, died in morality police custody in September last year after being arrested for allegedly flouting the Islamic Republic's mandatory dress code.
July 1999 - Students angered by a police crackdown demonstrate in several Iranian cities, chanting anti-government slogans. Timeline: Iranian unrest leading up to Mahsa Amini's death in police custody
The first execution of the Mahsa Amini protests was on 8 December 2022, when Iran executed 23-year-old Mohsen Shekari, accused of blocking a road and using a machete to wound a police officer, on charges of moharebeh. [215] [216] Iran Human Rights director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam called Shekari's trial a "show trial without any due process".
Demonstrators in Sherman Oaks rally in solidarity with protests in Iran. One participant waves a wig to protest Mahsa Amini's death in Iranian custody and the nation's compulsory hijab laws.