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A mural in Vienna shows a Kurdish woman and the slogan of "Woman, Life, Freedom" (in Kurdish) A sign with the slogan written in Kurdish and English. Woman, Life, Freedom (Kurdish: Jin, Jiyan, Azadî, ژن، ژیان، ئازادی) is a slogan that originated within the women-led Kurdish movements.
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]
Here's what to know about their rallying slogan and the 15,000 protesters who may face harsh punishments. Protests are raging in Iran after Mahsa Amini's death. Here's what to know about their ...
She is one of the detainees of the Mahsa Amini protests. [2] Brutally arrested for participating in protest, she was imprisoned at Kachooie Prison in Karaj, [3] and was reportedly tortured. [4] To protest the abysmal conditions of the prison, she went on a hunger strike with 14 other women. [5] She was released in 2023 on bail. [6]
Demonstrators hold up images of Mahsa Amini outside the Dom Cathedral in Cologne, Germany on Sept. 21, 2022. Amini, 22, died in custody after her arrest by Iran's morality police. ( Ying Tang ...
Protesters have gathered in central London to show solidarity with “the women’s revolution” in Iran sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death. Iranian-born women’s rights activist Maryam Namazie ...
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]
Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody in Iran last year, sparking worldwide protests against the country’s conservative Islamic theocracy, was awarded the ...