An Iranian describes to Newsbeast what is happening in Iran: “Men who want headscarves are a minority”

THE 22-year-old Mahsa Amini she was neither the first nor the last woman murdered by his police Iran but also from the “hands” of religious fanaticism. But it was that spark that lit the fire, it was the reason for women to take to the streets, for men to stand by their side and all together to start the “war” against abuse. “It is a revolution, it is a rebirth of the Iranian people” says Riboir Kobadi, who is an Iranian political refugee and has been living in Greece since 2007, emphasizing that “the numbers of the dead in the demonstrations are not true».

The 42-year-old Ribois Compadi himself has been tortured for three months in his country and was forced to flee in search of the safety of Europe. This is how he arrived in Greece and continues in every way to fight for the rights of his people emphasizing “the ‘war’ of islamic fascism will be won when women succeed in throwing away the hijab».

“I am a political refugee from Iran. I arrived in Greece in 2007 and at the moment I am officially a translator and interpreter. At the same time, I have an improvised school where I teach Greek to beginners and also Persian to Greeks who are interested in learning Farsi” he says speaking to Newsbeast.

“The most basic rights of women must be guaranteed so that society can “breathe” and fight for freedom and democracy. It’s a process that will take years. But he is very optimistic because we are all united. We know what we want, we don’t want fascism, we don’t want racism. We especially do not want the Islamic fascism that has prevailed for 43 years in Iran and for two years in Afghanistanhe notes.

In closing, Ribois Cobadi appeals to participate in the two gatherings of support for the women of Iran and the Iranian people that will take place today, Tuesday (27/9) at 17:00 outside the Iranian embassy in Athens and in Propylaia on Saturday (1 /10) at 18:00 respectively. “We invite all Greeks to come and join their voices with the Iranian movement against racism and the fascist threathe notes.