A local Houston area man raising awareness about the situation in Iran
FOX 26 anchor Rashi Vats spoke with the man about what he hopes to achieve in the situation taking place in Iran.
houston – The situation is worsening in Iran, where the government has sentenced 15,000 protesters to death as a “hard lesson” for all rebels.
The protests have called for social freedoms and political change, and since September 22-year-old Masa Amini was allegedly killed after being arrested by morality police for apparently violating the Islamic Republic’s dress code. It’s done on a daily basis.
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Millions of people, including local Iranian Americans, turn to social media to keep their voices alive, while massive efforts are being made to detect and ignore protesters doing.
“I am very sympathetic to the plight of the Iranian people,” said Houston resident Amir Safi, whose parents were born in Iran. They, like countless others, went to the United States in search of freedom.
“I am devastated by the lack of value of human life. I hope this will be the momentum and fuel that will lead to more freedom, not just for the Iranian people, but for people around the world,” he said. I was.
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The poet has launched Write About Now (WAN) featuring poetry from around the world. Various big names like Tommy Hilfiger, Lenny Kravitz, and Busta Rhymes have shared their content and have huge followings on social media.
His latest post is getting a lot of attention.
“I really made this post to spread the voice and struggle of the Iranian people who are being killed and detained and fighting hard for their freedom in the streets. For what?”
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Millions of people like Amir continue to live the struggle of freedom around the world.
Since the protests, the Iranian government has blocked Instagram, the only international social media platform people are allowed to use.
