Mahsa (Jina) Amini, a Kurdish woman was killed by the morality police in Tehran on September 16th 2022. Morality police claimed that Mahsa died of a heart attack, however other women detained with her testified that she was treated very brutally by the police for resisting the assaults. The official reason for arresting Mahsa was the accusation that her hijab was not covering her hair enough and that her jeans were too skinny. Mahsa’s death started another wave of protests in Iran. Young people went out on streets demanding democratic changes. #WomenLifeFreedom movement spread not only in Iran but also outside its borders.The regime responded with brutal force arresting, torturing and killing many protesters. As the resistance grew, a widespread Internet blackout was imposed along with nationwide restrictions on social media.
In the first episode of season three of Fractured we cover the topic of the freedom movement in Iran with a star of Apple TV show called “Tehran” - Shila Ommi and an activist and an artist - Eli Fazlollah.
Production: ReFOCUS Media Labs (@refocusmedialbs on all social media platforms)
Hosts: Sonia Nandzik-Herman, Rasheed Ghalli
Production team: Sude Fazlollah, Eli Fazlollah, Dawoud Nouri, Rasheed Ghalli, Majid Bakhshi
Mentorship: Douglas Herman
Producers: Sonia Nandzik-Herman, Douglas Herman
Graphic design: Eli Fazlollah
For more designs by Eli on the Women Life Freedom movement go to: https://refocusmedialabs.org/shop
Music: Intro for Legends by Bonkers Beat Club and Mogul by Blue Steel on Epidemic Sound
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