IRAN – A symbolic gesture that is worth more than words. French-speaking actresses, singers and feminist activists symbolically cut their hair to support Iranian women protesting the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman arrested by the moral police for wearing the veil incorrectly.
In a video published on Wednesday 5 October by the Instagram account “Support women Iran”, dozens of personalities participate in this movement that wants to denounce the “terrible repression” demonstrations that have already killed nearly a hundred people, according to NGOs. “We therefore decided to answer the call that was made to us by cutting some of these locks too”is written under the video.
Among these artists, we see in particular Marion Cotillard, Isabelle Adjani, Angèle, Pomme, Alexandra Lamy, Isabelle Huppert, Laure Camaly, Jane Birkin and Charlotte Gainsbourg, Julie Gayet, Mélanie Laurent or Juliette Binoche, who explains by making this gesture “for freedom”. In the background, the resumption of Italian singing Hello beautiful by the Iranian singer Gandom, which became the anthem of protest.
“Iranian women are not alone”
The movement was initiated by human rights lawyer Richard Sédillot, in collaboration with the president of Paris Julie Couturier, and the former president of the National Forensic Council, Christiane Feral Schuhl. ON France InterJulie Gayet explains that she helped write a text to get actresses and singers to mobilize. “Iranian women need to know they are not alone. Silence can be the worst form of violence “, she explains.
On Tuesday, almost 1,000 personalities of the seventh French art, including stars such as Léa Seydoux, Isabelle Huppert and Dany Boon, famous directors or the boss of the Cannes Film Festival Thierry Frémaux had asked “ support the revolt of women in Iran “in a column sent to AFP.
In this call, entitled “ Freedom of life for women “the battle cry of the protests in Iran, the signatories wanted “ collectively express (their) support for Iranian women who are fighting for their freedom today at the risk of their own lives, and for the Iranian people who courageously support its revolt “.
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