Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad claimed in an interview with ABC News on Monday that she was shocked by Ebrahim Raisi’s passing and that she did n’t mourn like the international community. Additionally, she said that Iranian dissidents ‘ expressions of sympathy for Raisi’s passing” slap]in ] the face” and that the regime will “go after Iranian women.”
Alinejad said that she” started to dance” when she found out about Raisi’s demise and other Iranians did also.
She added,” ]P ] eople are happy because they have been suffering a lot. On social media, you see a lot of quips. Why? The Iranian people are happy because this is how downtrodden people react to the murder of the barber, in contrast to the Western leaders and the United Nations people who are now holding one minute of silence.
Alinejad further stated,” What can help us right now ]is ] the leaders of democratic countries understand the time has come, instead of showing sympathy to the Islamic Republic leaders, to stand]on the right side of history], to support Iranians, especially dissidents within the country, women]in ] prison saying that we want an end to]the ] Islamic Republic”.
She concluded, “]T] he problem is, as I mentioned from the beginning, that they do n’t see — they’re not seeing any signal from]the ] international community to show sympathy and actions, to make]the ] decision that — whether they’re going to stand with the people of Iran to have a secure democracy or not. I’m telling you, today, when I saw one]minute ] of silence at the United Nations…Security Council, it was a slap]in ] the face of Iranian women, who got killed simply for showing their hair. It’s a slap]in ] the face of men getting executed simply for protesting. … Armed people…cannot be effective if the whole world’s supporting these murders, the barber of the Islamic Republic, Ali Khamenei. But, I want to say that they are watching us, they are watching the entire situation, the response of the international]community], and that is going to empower the government to go after Egyptian ladies”.
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