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Iran, wave of protest in Italy, from Milan to Naples after the death of Masha Amini

2022-10-01T14:00:37.196Z


Parades and collections of locks of hair to be sent to Iranian embassies and consulates in Italy (ANSA)


The wave of international outrage does not seem to subside after the death of

Mahsa Amini

, the 22-year-old who died on September 16 in Tehran, after being arrested by the police for not wearing the veil correctly.

Today, all over Italy, from Milan to Naples, demonstrations are held in solidarity with young Iranians.

Many protest actions, with the cutting of locks of hair, slogans against the Iranian government and in favor of women's freedom.

Demonstrations are also planned in over 150 cities around the world.

Marches and sit-ins have been organized from Rome to Tokyo to demand "justice for Mahsa" and condemn the authorities' repression of demonstrators, which has so far resulted in at least 83 victims.

The event in Rome


Hair cut on the notes of 'Bella Ciao'

.

The Roman demonstration within the 'Freedom Rally for Iran', the marathon of squares in solidarity with the Iranian boys, wanted to express its closeness also with the hair cut of some demonstrators.

Many carry the name of Mahsa Amini, the Kurdish student who died after being arrested by the moral police because she did not wear the veil correctly, on T-shirts or placards.

Many placards against 'theocratic Iran' and reminding 'No one is free if someone is oppressed'.

About a thousand, according to what has been learned, are the people who are participating in the procession that started from Piazza della Repubblica and will reach Madonna di Loreto, near Piazza Venezia.

The demonstration was organized by the association of Iranian students in Italy.

The demonstration in Bologna


"Woman, life, freedom".

With this slogan Bologna responds to the global protest appeal against the regime in Iran.

Hundreds took to Piazza del Nettuno for a demonstration organized by Iranian and Kurdish boys and girls, residing in the Emilian capital, supported by various collectives including Non Una Di Meno, Gruppo Trans and others.

"In Italy you have guaranteed your freedom for the smallest things, from going out for a beer with friends to kissing your partner," said an activist speaking from the center of the square. "" As an Iranian woman, who for years lived in Iran, I can assure you that this is not the case with us.

Whenever I wanted to kiss my partner, I was afraid. "" The problem is not just the veil or the

after 1979 the deepest sense of freedom was lacking in Iran

"." But we want that freedom, we want a secular regime, we want secularism, we want religion to remain very far from politics "." Because in these 43 years - he concluded - thousands of people have died ".

In Naples, at the Viviani theater, locks of hair to protest


Tonight, at 20:30, before the show, a peaceful demonstration against murders and violence against women in Iran The Trianon Viviani theater in Naples takes sides, with a peaceful demonstration, against the murders and violence against Iranian women and men.

In solidarity with Iranian women, the presidency, the board of directors and the steering committee, the artistic direction, the staff and the artists of the Trianon Viviani theater tonight, at 8:30 pm, before the show, will set up

a box at the entrance to the theater where to deposit the locks of hair of those who want to join in the protest

against the murders and violence against women in Iran.

The locks

they will then be handed over to the embassy of the Islamic republic of Iran in protest

.

A display case for locks of hair in Piacenza


A

transparent

case where all people who want to show solidarity with Iranian women

can leave a lock of hair tied with string

.

It is the initiative launched by the Municipality of Piacenza, 'A lock for Mahsa Amini and Hadith Najafi' and which will start from the afternoon of Monday 3 October, in the large courtyard of the Passerini Landi library, Filo and scissors are available for the peaceful protest , initially launched by the Milan Triennale with the name 'Together for Iran' and followed by other Italian institutions and places of culture.

The collected hair will be delivered to the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran

.

The first locks deposited in the container will be those of the representatives of the Giunta and Municipal Council, who will meet at the Library at 14.45 on Monday, extending the invitation to associations and all citizens, "to launch together an initiative of symbolic value and of sharing, in defense of freedom and rights ".

Meanwhile, what is happening in Iran


Some

universities in Iran have started protests nationwide with sit-ins and strikes by joining the demonstrations

, ongoing for over two weeks, for Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old who died on September 16 after being arrested by the police for not wearing the veil correctly.

The initiative was born following a campaign launched by university students who called for a boycott of online lessons across the country.

Involved in the protests, the students of the universities of Science and Technology, Beheshti and Kharazmi in the capital Tehran, while universities of Mashhad, Zanjan, Shiraz, Karaj, Kerman and many other cities also participate in the initiative.

Officially, the academic year started last Saturday but, due to national holidays, today is actually the first day of class.

The government had announced that, in major universities,

classes would be held online to limit the possibility of students gathering to participate in protests.

Demonstrations continued across the country yesterday, for the fifteenth night in a row, not only in Tehran but also in Karaj, Ilam, Kermanshah, Kerman, Rasht Ahwaz, Dezful, Mashhad, Orumiyeh and Bukan.

In Zahedan, in the south east of the country, there were fierce clashes with the police that killed dozens of demonstrators.


Source: ansa

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