A-Infos (en) Italy, FAI, Umanita Nova #14-26 - On the case of Soheil Arabi and Afshin Heyratian. Statement on the repression of dissent in Iran (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

For some time now, Iranian regime authorities have imprisoned Soheil 
Arabi, an anarcho-syndicalist and political activist, and Afshin 
Heyratian, a theater artist, anarchist activist, and collaborator with 
an NGO working for the protection of children. ---- This is what was 
reported by the Telegram channel "AnarchistFront," one of the few 
outlets that seeks to report on the grave situation in the country, 
distancing itself from the interplay of US-IRAN-ISRAEL-HAMAS power 
dynamics and from biased reporting that fails to give due visibility to 
internal dissent. We are the first to oppose NATO's wars, Western war 
propaganda, and European rearmament, but this does not mean that 
authoritarian, totalitarian, theocratic, or aspiring regimes outside the 
so-called "West" represent any alternative for those who aspire to build 
a world of free and equal women.

Predictably, the Iranian regime is using the current conflict to silence 
all those internal voices of protest, accusing "undesirable" individuals 
of collaborating with the enemy or posing a security threat. In addition 
to the imprisonment, the regime has confiscated the assets of Soheil 
Arabi and Afshin Heyratian: this too is an action (or reaction) that the 
regime uses to bring opponents to their knees, thus destroying every 
small resource that might represent hope for the future.

Unfortunately, these are just two of hundreds of arrests of comrades.

The pattern is always the same: using the excuse of collaboration with 
Israel to silence dissent. The regime even goes so far as to "dust off" 
old protests and associate them with the enemy. Here, the true face of 
power becomes clear: it sees the ongoing conflict as an opportunity to 
strengthen itself and eliminate all those deemed inconvenient or those 
who are simply against the war and express it openly. Thanks to this 
excuse, even an "apparent due process" is no longer necessary: simply 
invoke the emergency, and the reaction of those in power will not be 
long in coming.

We express solidarity with our comrades, as well as with all those 
affected by the repression of various reactionary governments. This is 
where internationalist anarchism can provide an answer to the real 
problem: flags, governments, and religious fundamentalisms are never on 
the side of the oppressed. For those in power, the latter only serve to 
fuel their war resources, becoming cannon fodder. They must be devout, 
faithful to their religion, but above all, serve in silence. Jamming the 
machine is complex but possible, when everyone understands that the 
state in all its forms, with its armies and its wars, is never the solution.

FAI - Reggio Emilia Anarchist Federation

https://umanitanova.org/sul-caso-soheil-arabi-e-afshin-heyratian-comunicato-sulla-repressione-del-dissenso-in-iran/
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