Farhad Meysami, a longtime civil activist who protested the mandatory hijab, was released from prison on Friday, February 10th. His career focused on non-violence stands in stark contrast to his upbringing in a community where violence was ubiquitous. "I grew up in a subculture where violence was n
Watch or read a conversation with Masih Alinejad, an Iranian American human rights activist and The Washington Institute’s 2022 Scholar-Statesman honoree.
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Most Americans have no idea who Nahid Shirbisheh is. But in Iran, she has become a powerful symbol of resistance. A little over a year ago, she witnessed her son’s murder at a government protest in Tehran. Last month she released a video made at the location of his killing that went viral in Iran.
When I spoke to her in November, she surprised me by thanking the outgoing Trump administration. “They mentioned my son’s name and my own name and they supported my voice when my son was killed and I was in prison,” she said.
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