Two months after Mahsa Amini died while in custody of Iran’s morality police, protests against the Islamic regime continue in Iran, as well as around the world. Safe to say that even people who do not understand Farsi were able to sense the level of frustration shared by so many at the protest in Luxembourg City on Saturday.
Gorgie Zadeh, co-organiser of the protest and member of non-profit SIMOURQ, commented: “Protestors in Iran are currently in a highly decisive phase. ... Brutality has significantly increased and by now, even infants are being shot in Iran. So, if things continue like this and the European Union fails to support protestors and the wider population in Iran, then more blood will be spilled.”
It is a clear call for help by Iranians, addressed at the West after two months of protests and brutal repression. The regime’s position has meanwhile been made clear again as a sixth protestor was sentenced to death on Sunday.
Nevertheless, young Iranians continue advocating for change, explained a protestor in the capital on Saturday: “We all have families there and we are worried about them. We hope that Iran can become a free country as fast as possible. It is a regime and a dictatorship, a cruel administration.”
It is currently estimated that 400 people died in protests over the past two months. According to reports from human rights organisations, more than 16,800 Iranians were arrested during that same period.
Another protestor noted: “I think that things will really change this time. I hope they will. Because the whole world needs to go in the right direction. I hope the European governments will help. We don’t want them to interfere in Iranian politics, but I wish they would stop supporting the Islamic regime in Iran.”
