“How naïve
I was to seek justice from the judge. For 7 years I was behind bars, screaming
under the blows of the interrogators and hearing the worst insults, yet no one
supported me.”
These were
the last words of a brave Iranian young woman by the name of Reyhane Jabari.
She was executed at the age of 26 for defending herself against an intelligence
agent of the Iranian regime who intended to rape her.
Reyhane was
arrested at the age of 19 and was finally executed after enduring years of
prison and torture.
Amnesty
International condemned her execution as full of defects and faults,
adding this is yet another bloody stain in Iran’s human rights report card. Dr.
Ahmed Shaheed, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran
said he was shocked of Jabbari’s executions.
Truly, why was Reyhane Jabari executed?
The answer to this question must be sought in the Mid-Ages mentality of the
regime ruling in Iran. A very corrupt and reactionary perspective, and a very
exploitive viewpoint on women!
Reyhane’s only “crime” was “crossing the mullahs’ red line” and “killing a
male (!) Ministry of Intelligence agent.”
For this very reason the regime sought to send a message to the society,
and especially Iranian women and girls, through Jabbari’s execution, to further
impose its devious dominance.
Reyahne’s story is only one example of so many tragedies taking place on a
daily basis in Iran, such as mothers who are forced to sell or rent their
children to make ends meet…
We commemorate this young Iranian women’s memory on March 8th,
International Women’s Day and the day of resistance and struggle in the face of
discrimination and inequality against women. There is no doubt that the
mullahs’ regime in Iran will be overthrown, and Iranian women will enjoy their
God-given right of equality.
Let us hope this day will be a day of emancipation for women in Iran and
across the globe. I congratulate all my sisters on International Women’s Day.
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