The Australian Greens remain deeply concerned at the recent crackdown on dissent in Iran, with official reports of at least 22 protesters killed and more than 1,000 Iranians detained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Greens leader in the senate and spokesperson on women Senator Larissa Waters<\/strong> said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTwo weeks ago, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in police custody. Mahsa had been arrested by Iran\u2019s morality police for failing to comply with a new national code requiring women to wear a hijab. She was allegedly beaten and died from her injuries. Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John, spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Peace<\/strong> said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Iranian authorities’ suppression of the rights of women, LGBTIQA+ people, and other minorities, including the Bahai, must end. People should not have to protest to protect their basic human rights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Australian Greens are calling upon the international community to condemn the ongoing abuses of freedom and human rights. Those responsible for Mahsa Amini\u2019s death must be held accountable through a criminal investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Australian Government should meet with the Iranian ambassador as soon as possible to raise these concerns directly.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Australian Greens remain deeply concerned at the recent crackdown on dissent in Iran, with official reports of at least 22 protesters killed and more than 1,000 Iranians detained. Greens leader in the senate and spokesperson on women Senator Larissa Waters said: \u201cTwo weeks ago, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in police custody. Mahsa had been … Continue reading “Australian Greens express their solidarity with the women of Iran”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18363"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18364,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18363\/revisions\/18364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u201cFollowing Mahsa Amini\u2019s death, women across Iran have taken to the streets to stand up to the oppressive regime, demanding freedoms that have been denied to them.
\u201cIn a country with harsh penalties for public protest, this is an incredible show of bravery and solidarity. Human Rights Watch has described the scale of protest, particularly on issues of women\u2019s choice and police accountability, as unprecedented.
\u201cThe gendered impacts of authoritarian rule, whether by the Iranian government, the Taliban, Russia or others, cannot be ignored.
\u201cThe Australian Greens are in solidarity with the women of Iran. We will always protect the right to protest. And we will always fight for women\u2019s rights to choose their dress, their partner, their religion, their career, and what they do with their bodies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n