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Call for Feminist Solidarity with the People of Iran Against Tyranny<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\u200e\u200eWe, a group of Iranian feminists, at a time when the Islamic Republic has cut off the internet and all channels of communication with the outside world while carrying out a brutal massacre of protesters, extend our hands to feminists around the world. We call on the global civil society and feminists to stand with the people of Iran and to use all available independent national and international mechanisms to stop the regime\u2019s machinery of killing and repression. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In December 2025, the people of Iran took to the streets not only to protest the country\u2019s devastating economic situation but also to reject the authoritarianism of the ruling system. The people of Iran have long declared that genuine change is impossible without a transformation of the country\u2019s political structures. They have clearly and courageously demanded the overthrow of the Islamic Republic. Many of today\u2019s protesters are the same people who took to the streets during the Woman, Life, Freedom<\/em> uprising of 2022, as well as in earlier peaceful demonstrations in 2017 and 2019, during which they are carrying the same demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDespite the nationwide internet shutdown and the isolation of the country, reports from inside Iran speak of widespread killings and mass arrests of protesters in multiple cities. While the exact number of victims remains unknown, testimonies of heavy gunfire on protesters, bodies piled in the streets, and the overwhelmed state of hospitals and morgues reveal the scale of the ongoing massacre. According to civil society organizations and Iranian media, the number of people killed in the protests has reached into the thousands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Security forces have stormed hospitals, abducted wounded protesters, and refused to hand over the bodies of those killed to their families, such acts that expose the naked violence of the Iranian government. Meanwhile, official threats by state authorities have raised fears of large-scale, extrajudicial executions of detainees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the violent crackdown continues, we are deeply concerned that the voices of the protesting people are being silenced. While international powers and certain opposition groups each act according to their own priorities and interpretations of \u201cthe interests of the Iranian people,\u201d it is vital to reflect the diversity and multiplicity of voices within Iranian society. Amplifying these diverse perspectives is essential in the struggle to realise the people\u2019s demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As feminists, we stand firmly against any organized, especially violent, attempt to impose a single vision on Iran\u2019s present and future. We believe that the path toward a free society lies only through listening to and embracing our country\u2019s plurality of voices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We raise our voices to affirm that the movement born in 2022 under the progressive slogan Woman, Life, Freedom <\/em>\u2014a movement that united the marginalized and the silenced at the crossroads of oppression \u2014remains alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAs part of Iran\u2019s civil society, we envision a future that is free, inclusive, prosperous, democratic, secular, and committed to justice, human rights, and gender equality. We hope for a space where all Iranians can freely express their demands and aspirations for the future of their country, and where a peaceful and democratic transition away from the repressive rule of the Islamic Republic can finally take place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For this democratic transition to become a reality, we imagine you \u2014all feminists across the world \u2014joining hands with us in the widest field imaginable, a space large enough to embrace all humanity, so that we are not left alone in this struggle. We call on you to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Exert sustained political and human rights pressure to immediately stop the killings and repression in Iran.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Urgently and seriously demand the restoration of unrestricted internet and phone access for people inside Iran.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Amplify the diverse voices of protesters, especially women and marginalized groups, in terms that are accurate.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
If feminism means standing against violence, tyranny, and injustice, then today, Iran is one of its central frontlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Collective of Iranian Feminists in the Diaspora<\/strong>
<\/strong>January 13, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe signatories of this statement include a diverse range of feminist activists, academics, journalists, and artists, including:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- Akila Radhakrishnan, End Gender Apartheid Campaign<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Andreia Souza, Movimento Mulheres na Contram\u00e3o<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Artemisa FLORES, sociologue, Universit\u00e9 Paris-Est Cr\u00e9teil<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Beatriz Rangel Juarez, A\u00fana Cap\u00edtulo Jalisco<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Birgit Erbe, Frauenakademie Muenchen (Women\u2019s Academy Munich)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Burcu Meltem, Nature Play House<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Carol Chomsky, Minnesota Law<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Chandra T Mohanty, Syracuse University<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Claudia Mandel Katz, Women\u2019s Museum Costa Rica<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Corre \u00c9lodie, Laboratoire des F\u00e9minit\u00e9s<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Elham Manea, Academic and Human Rights Defender \u2013 University of Zurich<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Emma Aellen, Humanity in Action (fellow)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Farzaneh Milani, Retired faculty at the University of Virginia<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet, Professor of History, the University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Ginger Norwood, IWP, International Women\u2019s Partnership for Peace and Justice<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Iranian Women\u2019s Movement Museum<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Ivana Bacik, Leader of the Irish labour party<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Jocelynne A Scutt, Chair and Trustee, WWAFE (Women Worldwide Advancing Freedom and Equalit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Katherine Spillar, Ms.<\/em> magazine<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Linda Hogan, Trinity College Dublin<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Milo, Manchester Feminist Coalition<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Mary McAleese, Former president of Ireland<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Raha Sabet Sarvestany, Turku Institute for Advanced Study, Finland<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Sara Cincotti, ECEPAA (European Centre for Economic and Policy Analysis and Affairs) \/ Student at University of Bologna<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Sebastian Schweitzer, European Intercultural Forum<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Sofia Margarita Provencio, Pensando en M\u00e9xico CDMX<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Susan Steinberg, SDS PRODUCTIONS<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Ton Klokgieters, FNV<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Zubaida Akbar, Femena<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Despite the nationwide internet shutdown and the isolation of the country, reports from inside Iran speak of widespread killings and mass arrests of protesters in multiple cities. While the exact number of victims remains unknown, testimonies of heavy gunfire on protesters, bodies piled in the streets, and the overwhelmed state of hospitals and morgues reveal the scale of the ongoing massacre. According to civil society organizations and Iranian media, the number of people killed in the protests has reached into the thousands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Security forces have stormed hospitals, abducted wounded protesters, and refused to hand over the bodies of those killed to their families, such acts that expose the naked violence of the Iranian government. Meanwhile, official threats by state authorities have raised fears of large-scale, extrajudicial executions of detainees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the violent crackdown continues, we are deeply concerned that the voices of the protesting people are being silenced. While international powers and certain opposition groups each act according to their own priorities and interpretations of \u201cthe interests of the Iranian people,\u201d it is vital to reflect the diversity and multiplicity of voices within Iranian society. Amplifying these diverse perspectives is essential in the struggle to realise the people\u2019s demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As feminists, we stand firmly against any organized, especially violent, attempt to impose a single vision on Iran\u2019s present and future. We believe that the path toward a free society lies only through listening to and embracing our country\u2019s plurality of voices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We raise our voices to affirm that the movement born in 2022 under the progressive slogan Woman, Life, Freedom <\/em>\u2014a movement that united the marginalized and the silenced at the crossroads of oppression \u2014remains alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As part of Iran\u2019s civil society, we envision a future that is free, inclusive, prosperous, democratic, secular, and committed to justice, human rights, and gender equality. We hope for a space where all Iranians can freely express their demands and aspirations for the future of their country, and where a peaceful and democratic transition away from the repressive rule of the Islamic Republic can finally take place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For this democratic transition to become a reality, we imagine you \u2014all feminists across the world \u2014joining hands with us in the widest field imaginable, a space large enough to embrace all humanity, so that we are not left alone in this struggle. We call on you to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n If feminism means standing against violence, tyranny, and injustice, then today, Iran is one of its central frontlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A Collective of Iranian Feminists in the Diaspora<\/strong> The signatories of this statement include a diverse range of feminist activists, academics, journalists, and artists, including:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>January 13, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n