JİWAN ERDELAN

Sanandaj- The nationwide protests that started in Iran and Rojhilat following the killing of Jina Mahsa Amin by Iran’s so-called “morality police” continue. Women have been on the frontline of the protests by chanting “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi (Women, Life, Freedom). Despite all oppression, they still take to the streets by removing their hijab and call for actions on social media platforms.

‘I want to write Jin, Jiyan, Azadi on all walls in the world’

NuJINHA spoke to a young female protester drawing graffiti on walls, stones and roads of Sanandaj to call on people to take to the streets. “I want to write Jin, Jiyan, Azadi on all walls in the world… Because I believe that if you write something, it will come true. I will keep writing this slogan until it comes true,” she told us.

‘Women are always ignored by the state, their family and society’

“Women are always ignored by the state, their family and society. But, women in Iran have proved themselves to the whole world in the Jin, Jiyan, Azadi revolution. When the protests sparked across the country, I looked for a way to play my role in the revolution. Then, I decided to write. When people see the graffiti on walls, they see that the revolution continues. I will keep writing on walls, stones and roads to tell the people that the revolution continues.”

Recalling that the anniversary of the killing of Jina Mahsa Amini is approaching, she said, “Now, we face more oppression. The morality police have been again patrolling in the streets. I know people hold protests everywhere but we should unite and hold a big protest. This revolution led by women and it should lead to liberation of the whole society. I believe that the women in Iran will achieve freedom by resisting.”