Narges Mohammadi on Increased Repression in Iran After War and Evin Prison Attack

Impact of Evin Prison Attack

• ⚠️ The Israeli air force attack on Evin Prison during the 12-day war led to severe and irreversible consequences for prisoners.
• ⚡️ Prisoners were transferred under brutal conditions, handcuffed and shackled, passing through rubble and bodies, losing personal belongings and crucial medical records.
• 💊 Many elderly and sick prisoners were left without their medications, raising significant concerns for their well-being.

Escalating Repression in Iran

• 📈 Following the 12-day war, the Islamic Republic drastically intensified repression across Iran.
• 🚨 Military forces were deployed in cities and on roads with explicit orders and permission to shoot at people.
• 💔 A child was killed by security forces in Khomein while in its mother's arms, and several others were killed at checkpoints.

Judicial and Detention Crisis

• ⛓️ There has been a surge in arbitrary arrests across Iran, with many detainees held in unknown locations and without access to lawyers or families.
• 🕵️‍♂️ Many arrests are based on accusations of espionage or connections to hostile governments.
• ⚖️ The Iranian parliament passed a law increasing the severity of prosecutions, and the head of the judiciary stated that alleged espionage cases require no lengthy investigation and will receive quick sentences.

Future of Repression

• 🔮 The speaker anticipates a prolonged and intensified period of executions, imprisonment, torture, solitary confinement, and general repression after the war.

Path to Democratic Transition

• ✊ A democratic transition in Iran requires the empowerment of the people, organized women in protests, and strong civil society activists.
• 💡 The Iranian people have weakened the Islamic Republic's authority and legitimacy through years of protests, with women and youth at the forefront of movements like "Woman, Life, Freedom."
• 🌱 This transition, driven by the people's will and agency, aims to establish a national government that promotes peace in Iran, the region, and globally, while ensuring human rights.
• 🌍 A democratic, secular government in Iran, guaranteeing human rights and civil society, is seen as the solution to violence and chaos in the Middle East.