The 41 -year -old actress, interpretation prize in May in Cannes, refugee in France since 2008, follows with anxiety and hope the demonstrations caused by the death of the young Mahsa Amini, 22, in the hands of the police customs.
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“I have not sleep since I learned of the death of Mahsa Amini. I had just returned to Paris de Toronto, where I presented” the nights of Mashhad “. Since that day, I live like a sleepwalker .
Rive on my phone, I keep looking at the images of the demonstrations. I have lived abroad since 2008. There have already been protest movements in Iran many times. I tell myself that we must be used to observing and living these bursts at a distance, however, this time, it’s different: women are in the front row. Extremely courageous, they remove their scarf (compulsory in Iran) together, while Hidjab is the pillar of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It cuts my breath. I can only be admiring.
The new generation is stunning. She understood that as long as the woman is not the only mistress of her body, nothing will change in this country. This awareness is extraordinary. And the dispute goes beyond hidjab. People don’t want this diet. Solidarity between them is also unprecedented. The backtrack is impossible. At the same time, I can hardly help but be worried about a possible bloodbath to come [an assessment of the NGO Iran Human Rights reported, on September 26, at least 76 people killed in these manifestations]. The violence of the police is frightening. I saw a video where a soldier shoots a child watching the street from his window. How can this man sleep at night?
“What can I do from here?” This is the question I ask myself all the time. I share information on my Instagram account [followed by 440,000 subscribers] and tell myself that I have to use the platform that I have so that the world knows what is the situation of these Iranian women. All feminists, all men who believe in women’s rights must join the movement. It concerns you. If many talk about it, perhaps these soldiers who kill the demonstrators in Iran will give up. If international opinion is aware, perhaps they will say: “The whole world looks at us and hates us.” They may change an opinion.
For the moment, the world is passive. While people are killed in Iran, Emmanuel Macron meets [the Iranian Head of State] Ebrahim Raïssi [on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 20]. The French president shakes his hand and smiled at the camera. It puts me out of me. It is essential to put pressure on the Iranian authorities. Some political and economic relations must be cut. In Iran, a wall has cracked, but I don’t know how long it will take before it collapses.