Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi today called for help to "overthrow tyranny" in Iran, taking advantage of her health leave to speak via video conference to a French senatorial committee.
"We had to wait four decades to find an echo in the world. We need international support to consolidate the civil institutions that oppose the regime," stressed Mohammadi, winner of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, calling for the issue of human rights "to be present in all contacts" with the authorities in Tehran.
"Any agreement that does not take into account the rights of women and civil society reinforces tyranny and denies the struggle of the Iranian people for equality, justice and freedom," she stressed.
For the activist, the progress achieved "does not respond to the weakness of the regime, but is the result of the struggle of women" in different areas, who suffer harsh repression.
Mohammadi denounced a "gender apartheid" that she called for it to be criminalized to put an end to the discrimination "that impedes democracy, justice and freedom" for her people.
"I ask you to be the voice of the Iranian people, to support their demands instead of normalizing the regime", said the Nobel Prize winner, who considered that the path to liberation of her people "cannot be turned back".
"There are mechanisms that can put an end to the Islamic Republic. Any support for the people's struggle deserves to be taken into account. All avenues of struggle against tyranny must be explored", she stated.
"To end the tyrannical system, we must give a voice to the Iranian people, who are fighting in all areas", insisted Mohammadi.
In particular, he called for "strong civil institutions" which in Iran, he stressed, "have begun to gain strength, but are subject to strong repression".
"To end the tyrannical system, we must give a voice to the Iranian people, who are fighting in all areas", he added.
After denouncing "degrading methods, torture and rape" against women in prison, Mohammadi assured that the struggle for women's liberation is "universal" and should also be applied to other countries, such as Afghanistan.
