Resisting a violent regime requires courage, but doing it from inside one of the world’s harshest prisons requires a special kind of courage and an uncommon depth of integrity and commitment, writes Frida Ghitis.
A year ago, the women of Iran electrified the world when they defied a brutal regime, stripping off their government-mandated head coverings, waving them in the air and even throwing them into bonfires in an uprising that came to be known by its motto, “Woman, Life, Freedom.” One year later, after a ferocious crackdown, the women’s revolt has faded from the headlines. But if you thought the lack of global attention meant the cause has died, prepare to be inspired again.
” The brutality has apparently done little to quell the fires burning for freedom. In written answers to CNN’s questions, she says this “still is the era of greatest protest in this prison.” In the audio recording shared with CNN, one can also hear women singing “Bella Ciao,” an Italian folk song linked to the fight against fascism that Iranian women have adopted as an anthem of freedom during last year’s street protests.
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