Joint Statement by Mahsa Amini's Parents; We Will Hold a Ceremony, Inviting 'Everyone' to 'Avoid Any Violent Actions'

On the eve of the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death in the custody of the 'Guidance Patrol', her parents published a joint statement on the Instagram page of Amjad Amini, announcing the holding of a 'traditional and religious ceremony' at her grave and inviting 'everyone' to 'avoid any violent actions and reactions against them'. In this message, signed by Mojgan Eftekhari and Amjad Amini, Mahsa Amini's mother and father, it is emphasized that they will not publish 'any other text or writings' besides this one. This message was published on Friday evening and appears to have been 'edited' at least once. Previously, Amjad Amini, Mahsa's father, had announced in an interview with Voice of America about holding a memorial ceremony for his daughter. In an exclusive interview with Voice of America, Amjad Amini emphasized: 'To honor the name and memory of the martyr and innocent Gina (Mahsa) and to bring peace to the family and relatives and all her loved ones, we intend to hold the anniversary ceremony this year. However, given the circumstances, we cannot officially call on people to attend the ceremony or tell people not to attend.' Mahsa Amini's father added: 'Today, everyone knows that Mahsa does not belong only to the Amini family; she is the daughter of Iran and belongs to the entire country, and all of Mahsa's supporters are like her family. Therefore, whatever decision the people make, we will comply with them.' In this written interview with Manouchehr Pardel, a reporter from Voice of America, he referred to the 'concerns' of the Islamic Republic's officials, stating that they 'ask us not to call for any conditions and not to invite people to the ceremony.' Also, see: Exclusive; Amjad Amini: Mahsa is 'the daughter of Iran'; we are holding an anniversary for 'that innocent one'. In a video message published on various social media platforms on Thursday, September 7, Reza Pahlavi considered the 'anniversary of the murder of the daughter of Iran, the immortal Mahsa Amini' as an 'important opportunity' for 'millions of concerned Iranians from all walks of life to unite and start a new wave of national revolution.' In part of his message, Reza Pahlavi warned the 'repressive apparatus' that 'the responsibility for any violence against the Iranian people lies with you and your commanders' and emphasized: 'Think of the hour of justice and fear the consequences of repressing the suffering nation. The Iranian people are a civilized and peace-loving nation. However, the right to self-defense and the protection of life and security for themselves and others against a regime that preys on the people like a ferocious wolf is an obvious and undeniable right of citizens.' Also, see: Reza Pahlavi's message on the eve of the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death and the beginning of protests. The new wave of popular protests that began in late September 2022 after the death of Mahsa (Gina) Amini in the custody of the Guidance Patrol has been one of the largest and most serious challenges to the Islamic Republic's government in the past 44 years. According to statistics provided by human rights organizations, the security forces of the Islamic Republic killed nearly 600 people, including women and children, during the suppression of popular protests, injured several thousand, and arrested over 20,000 Iranian citizens. Western governments have also imposed several sanctions packages against the institutions and officials of the Islamic Republic in response to this violent crackdown. The UN Human Rights Council also established a 'fact-finding mission' last autumn during these protests to address the 'widespread human rights violations' that occurred during this period and to present its findings to this council. On the eve of the anniversary of Mahsa (Gina) Amini's death in the custody of the Guidance Patrol, a new wave of arrests of civil activists and family members of those killed in last year's protests has begun, leading to the detention of dozens. Reza Moridi speaks about the commemoration of Mahsa Amini in Richmond Hill, Canada. Special program: Threats to the plaintiffs of the 'Women, Life, Freedom' movement. The U.S. called reports of 'sexual assault' against Nazila Maroufian during her detention 'disgusting'. Exclusive; Nazila Maroufian's contact with her family; informed sources: she is on a 'dry hunger strike'. Intensified pressures ahead of the anniversary of Mahsa; Reza Norouzi and Hossein Hosseinpour were arrested. Khamenei on the eve of the anniversary of the nationwide protests: 'The angles have become more than ever.' Attack by plainclothes agents on two civil activists on the eve of Mahsa Amini's death anniversary.