ball bounces around
all eyes on the football match
we hear your silence
~
n.b. Footballers refuse to sing the anthem of the theocracy. A banner in the stadium, ‘WOMEN LIFE FREEDOM‘.
CLP 21/11/2022
Tag Archives: Women Life Freedom
on Iran
in the name of god
armed men chase, beat, punch and kill
defiant children
p.s. The Guardian of London reports that 58 protesting children, some as young as eight years, have been killed by the ‘Morality Police’ and their cadres, in the current freedom rallies.
One thing all children hold dear, is a sense of fairness. Any teacher of any year group, will confirm this to you. The children of Iran are no different.
Women. Life. Freedom.
~
CLP 20/11/2022
on music
never walk alone
with hope in your hearts
Iranian blues
~
n.b. Music-maker, Shervin Hajipour; poet, Mona Borzoi; footballer, Hossain Mahini; all arrested for voicing protest at the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini.
Mahsa had been arrested for failing to meet the strict dress code for women in Iran. She died three days after being taken from her family on their way to visit relatives in Tehran. She had been beaten on being taken into a police van, witnesses reported.
A song ‘Baraye’, released on social media comprising words from the voices crying out at this murder, is integral to the continuing protests. Change has got to come and music keeps the flame of hope alive.
You can hear it here. Every word has been taken from social media messages of protest beginning with “because…”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aNhEoQara9A
It’s worth under three minutes listening time. As of today’s date, 92 lives have been lost in the three weeks of protests.
CLP 04/10/2022
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