Nowruz underscores the strength that comes from Canada’s diversity. During this time of profound uncertainty, the spirit of renewal and optimism is especially important.
Today, Prime Minister Carney wishes a happy Nowruz to everyone celebrating. https://t.co/tD9tm3wx9k
Song of the Future honors the schoolgirl uprising in Iran and the life of 16-year-old Sarina Esmailzadeh, one of thousands of Iranian schoolgirls who took to the streets as part of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in 2022. These protests were sparked by the death of Jina Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in Tehran on 16th September that year from injuries sustained following her arrest by the so-called ‘morality police’ for not wearing a hijab in accordance with government standards. Seven days later, Sarina was beaten by the Iranian security forces and died from her injuries, the regime claiming she killed herself. The song aims to capture Sarina’s free spirit, the promise and hope of her short life.
Days of Ash EP available now. Read Propaganda here: https://t.co/OB3mVe5BFW
8 years ago, Iran tried the same strategy — and failed. It banned Telegram on made-up pretexts, trying to force people onto a state-run alternative. Despite the ban, most Iranians still use Telegram (bypassing censorship) and prefer it to surveilled apps. Freedom prevails.
150,000 demonstrators and zero incidents.
Thanks to the meticulous planning, effective on‑the‑ground work, and professionalism of our members and specialized units, yesterday’s event in the heart of our city remained safe and peaceful.
This report is shameful, speaking to people like the iranian state TV. Go and take footage of the dead bodies in Kahrizak that are piling up instead of normalizing this massacre!
Iran’s leadership is sending a defiant warning to the United States as tensions soar.
@fpleitgenCNN reports from inside Iran, and speaks to residents on the streets of the capital Tehran.
📺 The BBC cancelled almost all TV and radio interviews on #Iran's internet blackout they'd scheduled or suggested changing topic to other outages. With huge respect to BBC journos, this wastes human rights monitors' time, hasn't happened in past crises, and needs investigation.
The @nytimes has compiled an incredibly detailed and comprehensive account of the massacre committed in Iran, by direct order of Supreme Leader Khamenei. It was so graphic and so harrowing that I was unable to read to the end. If you know someone downplaying what happened or peddling conspiracies please show them this. @farnazfassihi
https://t.co/K7C09yPMOL
Shocking: “As many as 30,000 people could have been killed in the streets of Iran on Jan. 8 and 9 alone, two senior officials of the country’s Ministry of Health told TIME….The only parallel offered by online databases occurred in the Holocaust.” https://t.co/wJJAtYGea5