- The CSIC centers in Cantoblanco Campus organise the film series ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ in solidarity with the protest movement that began in Iran following the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini on 16 September 2022.
- Inspired by UN Women’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign, the initiative will run from 17 November to 15 December 2023, screening three movies: Persepolis, The day I become a woman, Life and a day, and the BBC documentary: Inside the Iranian Uprising.
The film series ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ (Zan, Zendegi, Azadi) is an initiative of the Red de Igualdad Intercentros CSIC+UAM in solidarity with the protest movement that began in Iran following the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini on 16 September 2022 while under arrest by the Iranian morality police.
The murder of Jina Mahsa Amini sparked huge demonstrations in Iran under the slogan ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’. During the protests, more than 500 demonstrators were killed, thousands were injured and at least 20,000 people were arrested (source: The Iran Primer). A year after her assassination, protests continue in Iran.
With this film series, we want to join our voices to those of the protesters and pay tribute to all those who risk being killed, tortured or executed for their struggle in defence of human rights, and to the activists who fight every day for women’s rights in Iran and elsewhere.
The film series commemorates 25N, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and 10D, Human Rights Day.
The films will be screened on:
- 17 November – Persepolis
- 24 November – The day I became a woman
- 1 December – Life and a Day
- 15 December – Inside the Iranian uprising
at 15:00 in the Red Room of the Instituto de Física Teórica UAM-CSIC, Nicolás Cabrera 13-15, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28046, Madrid.
For more information, you can visit the event website.
