Narges Mohammadi foundation backs Iran protests, says silence is enough

The Paris-based Narges Foundation, run by the family of jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, issued a statement on her official X account on Thursday backing protesters in Iran.

“As streets in Iran once again see live fire, tear gas, beatings and mass arrests, with unarmed protesters killed in recent days, silence is not an option,” the message said.

The group said standing with the people of Iran is not a political choice but a human and moral duty, so that 'victims of oppression' can achieve their legitimate demands and no grievance is met with prison, bullets or intimidation.

“We stand with families who have lost loved ones, detainees held incommunicado in prisons and security detention centers, and the wounded who are denied safe medical treatment, as well as all those demanding security, freedom, justice and a better future.”

“The way out of the cycle of violence and repression is a transition to democracy and guarantees for citizens’ rights, toward a free and equal future for everyone,” it added.

The foundation said it was speaking out in the absence of Mohammadi herself, on the 21st day of her latest detention and confinement.