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Everyone deserves basic human rights like the right to life, the right to freedom from discrimination, the right to education, and so on. However, for thousands of years – and still to this day – the rights of women and girls have been neglected, threatened, and stripped away. While gender’s connection to power has varied based on time, place, and culture, the struggle for women’s rights is one of the oldest human rights battles.
Woman, Life & Freedom movement that started in mid-September 2022 due to the death of Mahsa Amini in the hands of Islamic republic morality police in Tehran/Iran for not wearing proper hijab. This movement that started by women for women in Iran, soon within days became a global movement with its unique motto of “woman, life and freedom” which not only resonated with Iranian women but also to all women in the Middle East and many globally.