به نام دخترم ریرا
دخترم ریرا امروز شانزده ساله میشد. ریرا و مادرش - همسر عزیزم پریسا- از مسافران پرواز پیاس۷۵۲ بودند که در روز هجدهم دیماه ۱۳۹۸ بر فراز فرودگاه تهران با موشکهای سپاه پاسداران کشته شدند.
در تمام تولدهایی که بدون ریرا میآید و میگذرد به لحظاتی فکر میکنم که از ما، از من، او و پریسا، دریغ شد. فرزند من به دست حکومتی جنایتکار به قتل رسیده است اما هر آنکس که فرزند از دست داده است میداند که سالیان آتی به مرور ناتمام تصاویری میگذرد که هیچگاه رنگ واقعیت به خود نمیگیرد. بسیاری میخواهند بدانند اگر فرزندشان زنده بود اکنون چگونه میخندید، اگر زنده بود چگونه حرف میزد، اگر زنده بود موهایش را میبست یا میگذاشت معوج و سرگردان بر شانههایش بریزد، اگر زنده بود پاییز را بیشتر دوست میداشت یا همچنان بهار را، اگر زنده بود…
برای من همهی اینها بوده است و نبوده است اما آنچه بیش از هر چیز خاطرم را تاریک میکند گفتوگوهاییست که با ریرا از دست دادهام. با تماشای هر غروب، با بیدار شدن ناگزیر هرروزه، با به یاد آوردن برخی کتابها و برخی فیلمها، با تکتک وقایع تلخ و شیرینی که هر روز در دنیا رخ میدهد با خودم میگویم گفتوگوی دیگری با او از من ربوده شده است. پس گاهی حدس میزنم که اگر او بود در اینباره چه میگفت اگر او بود چگونه فکر میکرد دربارهی مسایل مختلف چه احساسی داشت و اگر او بود… هیچکس این تعلیقِ بیپایان را درک نمیکند مگر عزیزی را به ظلم از دست داده باشد.
ریرا دوندهی خوبی بود و در یکی از تیمهای فوتبال در شهر ریچموندهیل بازی میکرد. اگر او را زنده میگذاشتند ورزشکار خوبی هم میشد. هر پدری برای تولد شانزده سالگی فرزندش برنامههای کوچک و بزرگی دا��د. من نمیتوانم از تعلیق بیپایانِ زندگیام دریارهی ریرا چیز بیشتری بگویم. عناصر این تعلیق در ذهن من مدفون شدهاند اما از دو سال پیش گمان کردم میتوانم به یاد او در روز تولد شانزده سالگیاش در یک ماراتن شرکت کنم. او که نیست اما با دویدن با تصویر او میتوانم به هرکس که این چهره را میبیند بگویم دنیا بدون ریرا دنیای زیبایی نیست. دنیا بدون بچههایی که به ظلم کشته شدند، با موشک، با گلوله، با بمب، فرقی نمیکند، دنیای زیبایی نیست.
فردا صبح در ماراتن اتاوا به یاد دخترم ریرا میدوم و مرارتِ این دو سال تمرین بیوقفه را، رنجش را، انضباطش را، تنهاییاش را، تقدیم میکنم به او که برای من زیباترین دختر جهان بود، هست و خواهد بود. تا زندهام عاملین قتل او را نخواهم بخشید و تا زندهام قتل همسرم پریسا و دخترم ریرا را فراموش نخواهم کرد.
#دادخواهی
I strongly condemn the arrest and detention, yet again, of Iranian human rights hero #NasrinSotoudeh whose case and cause I first took up as a member of Parliament in 2011 and have represented ever since; who was convicted in a sham trial in 2018 and sentenced to a total of 38 years in prison and 148 lashes, which I characterized then as a "virtual death sentence for a woman in her late 50s"; who, in ill health, was released on medical furlough before this recent arbitrary detention - while her husband Reza Khandan remains in prison - amidst a wave of massive repression in Iran, where it has been reported that over 30,000 were massacred in two days on January 8th and 9th, followed by an unending wave of mass arrests, torture in detention and extrajudicial executions, amidst the "fog of war" of Iranian missiles raining down on the Gulf State neighbours and Israel.
@TheRWCHR and I, in joint partnership with @IJCollective, call for Nasrin Sotoudeh's immediate release and call on the Canadian Parliament, leaders of the G7 and the human rights community to join the call for her immediate release and for an end to the Iranian regime's massive domestic and transnational repression and assassination.
3/3 We hope that this tragic event serves as a wake-up call to Canadian officials that transnational repression is an issue that needs immediate and urgent attention.
1/3 The Iranian Justice Collective (IJC)extends its sincere condolences to the family of Masood Masjoody, an Iranian-Canadian mathematics professor and political activist, following his tragic murder.
2/3 There is a strong likelihood that Mr. Masjoody's murder is an example of political violence, which we condemn in all its forms. The murder may also constitute transnational repression, an issue on which the IJC has long warned Canada's policymakers.
At this pivotal inflection moment for the people of #Iran, the @IJCollective and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (RWCHR) announce a partnership grounded in a clear and urgent purpose to stand with the people of Iran in their struggle for #freedom, #justice, and #humanrights.
For more than four decades, the Iranian regime has waged war on its own people targeting women, imprisoning dissidents, persecuting minorities, and exporting repression beyond its borders, including through transnational intimidation and violence.
Together, IJC and RWCHR will advance accountability and support the Iranian people’s pursuit of self-determination, grounded in democracy, the rule of law, and respect for human rights. We will amplify the voices of political prisoners and victims of repression, strengthen the link between those inside Iran and the international community, and drive coordinated legal, policy, and multilateral action to confront a regime whose domestic repression underpins its broader pattern of global threat.
We stand with the people of Iran in solidarity, and in the pursuit of justice.
https://t.co/fcVFX38t8B
À ce point d’inflexion crucial pour le peuple #iranien, l’@IJCollective et le Centre Raoul Wallenberg pour les droits de la personne (CRWDP) annoncent un partenariat fondé sur un objectif clair et urgent : se tenir aux côtés du peuple iranien dans sa lutte pour la #liberté, la #justice et les #droits de la personne.
Depuis plus de quatre décennies, le régime iranien mène une guerre contre son propre peuple, en ciblant les femmes, en emprisonnant les dissidents, en persécutant les minorités et en exportant la répression au-delà de ses frontières, notamment par l’intimidation et la violence transnationales.
Ensemble, l’IJC et le CRWDP feront progresser l’obligation de rendre des comptes et soutiendront la quête d’autodétermination du peuple iranien, fondée sur la démocratie, l’État de droit et le respect des droits de la personne. Nous amplifierons les voix des prisonniers politiques et des victimes de la répression, renforcerons les liens entre ceux qui se trouvent en Iran et la communauté internationale, et mènerons des actions juridiques, politiques et multilatérales coordonnées pour faire face à un régime dont la répression intérieure alimente un schéma plus large de menace mondiale.
Nous nous tenons aux côtés du peuple iranien, dans un esprit de solidarité et dans la poursuite de la justice.
https://t.co/B2WanCEB3I
The only sustainable path forward is a democratic government that represents all Iranians — across ethnicity, gender, and faith.
We stand with the people of Iran. 🕊️
#Iran#HumanRights#Democracy#woman_life_freedom
📢Today, as Mr. Kazem Gharibabadi, Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs of Iran, speaks before the UN Human Rights Council, we announce our intention to recommend that he - along with several of his colleagues - be #sanctioned for complicity in crimes against humanity and other grave human rights violations.
The Human Rights Council was established to uphold the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights.
Granting a platform to senior representatives of a regime that has been credibly accused of widespread and systematic human rights violations, including the repression of peaceful protest, arbitrary detention, torture, and the execution of political dissidents, risks undermining the Council’s credibility and the trust placed in it by victims worldwide.
#Iran’s record is well documented by successive UN mechanisms, including the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, which has detailed grave violations arising from the state’s violent suppression of peaceful protesters.
Survivors, families of victims, and political prisoners continue to seek #justice and accountability.
Human rights institutions must remain steadfast in their mandate: to protect victims, confront impunity, and uphold international law.
Platforms designed to advance human dignity must not be used, directly or indirectly, to confer legitimacy on those alleged to have so profoundly violated it.
#sanctions #crimesagainsthumanity #IranMassacre @UN_PGA@UN@UNGeneva #HRC61
@kshahrooz, lawyer & IJC co-founder, testified before the Canadian Parliament, clarifying on how our government can strengthen its support for the Iranians, better protect the safety of Canadians, & respond to the regime’s foreign interference & transnational repression.
@NazaninAJ, human rights activist & co-founder of the IJC, testifies before the Canadian Parliament, addressing the regime’s repression, propaganda tactics, survival strategies, the threat posed by the IRGC & its affiliates to Canadians, and how we can support Iranians.
Today’s move by the EU toward designating Iran’s #IRGC as a terrorist organization is historic and long overdue.
Congratulations to all those who fought tirelessly for this cause.
The IJC was proud to support a letter, signed by hundreds of Iranian-Canadian community members, opposing @pnpcbc’s decision to give the Iranian Canadian Congress a platform to spread misinformation about the Iranian uprising. We appreciate the CBC for acknowledging this error.
David Cochrane apologizes for his no pushback interview with the Iranian Canadian Congress Islamist regime apologist
"And you criticized that interview for falling short of standards and really allowing a platform for the narrative of the Iranian regime."
"And look, I'm not going to argue with you."
"...And we fell short as a team and I'm sorry about that. And I fell short as a host because I'm ultimately responsible for what happened."
"So I do want to apologize to you for that because I know this is a source of great consternation and some hurt and that was not our intention and I'm sorry that happened and I'm glad you're here to sort of speak about it."
Arsalan Kahnemuyipour "The fact of the matter is people distrust the organization."
"And to suggest that this was instigated by Israel or foreign forces is obviously offensive to the Iranian Canadian community."
"But within the Iranian Canadian community, they're definitely, this is a fringe type of ideology. They probably represent more than less than 0.5, 0.5% of the Iranian Canadian community population."
Cochrane "How do they get standing at something like a foreign interference inquiry when you and so many others voice concern that essentially this is, this organization supports the positions of the Iranian regime in practice and in word?"
That is something CBC itself should do a separate news expose on... not as a posed question to a guest after a formal apology
BREAKING: Cross-regional coalition of 30 NGOs is demanding urgent UN emergency action to stop the mass killing of Iranian protesters.
Over 12,000 reportedly killed since Dec. 28. Silence now would mean complicity. The UN must act—now.
https://t.co/H1BYDyT7w4 #UrgentUNSessionIran
10 days in to 2026. This is the end of the maniacal, tyrannical Islamic Regime in Iran & the beginning of a new chapter for freedom loving Iranians. Democracy cannot be far & the world will rejoice & be a safer more peaceful place.
Tomorrow marks six years since the IRGC shot down Ukrainian airliner PS752, killing 176 people — including 85 people who called Canada home.
We stand with the families who continue to mourn their loved ones.
As Iranians bravely stand up to the Ayatollahs and the IRGC that keep them in power, this anniversary is a reminder of the Iranian regime’s threat to its own people, the region, and the world.
During the election campaign, Prime Minister Carney warned of this danger, saying: “We have to be clear-eyed about the fundamental risk of Iran and do everything with our international partners to check it.”
Read our CEO @nshack's full statement urging the government to back those words with action — to protect Canadians and hold the Iranian regime accountable: https://t.co/gELnu6LfQQ
The IJC condemns today’s brutal, antisemitic attack in Australia. The global scourge of antisemitism, so often fueled by the Islamic Republic in Iran, must be confronted by decent people everywhere. In particular, we extend our deepest sympathies to Canada’s Jewish community.
در تاریخ ۱۴ سپتامبر، بهیاد رنج بیپایان هموطنانمان در داخل کشور، به یاد مهسا و به یاد تکتک فرزندان ایران که با دستان خالی در برابر رژیم جنایتکار ایستادند، زندانی شدند، شکنجه دیدند، حکم اعدام گرفتند و جان باختند، دوباره گرد هم میآییم.
#زن_زندگی_آزادی