300 Iranian Christians release statement in support of protests 27 September 2022 News Protests have been taking place across the country. Over 300 Iranian Christians have signed a joint statement in support of the nationwide protests, which have been raging since the death in custody of a young woman, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, on 16 September. The full statement and list of signatories, including 11 former prisoners of conscience, can be read below. It was coordinated by the “Kahma” (The Church is the Right of All Christians) campaign. We are very pained and angry about the murder of Mahsa Amini. As before, our hearts are crushed and bleeding from the countless murders of freedom-loving men and women. But we don’t think it is enough to only express our solidarity in words, and instead want to join in practical action against this bloodthirsty 43-year-old infection on our society. For days the brave people of Iran have come to the streets to take a stand against oppression, tyranny and dictatorship. Men and women, old and young, from different ethnic groups and religions are shouting for freedom, equality and justice – a loud cry that comes from throats full of suffering and pain, a suffocating suppression of more than 40 years. Despite the fact that the regime has pointed guns and tear gas at the people and has narrowed the Internet channel, these days we are witnessing more and more people’s courage, dedication and unification with the intention of a complete revolution; a revolution against oppression, which not only aims to destroy women but also to destroy human beings and humanity. We Christians have not been spared from the brutal repressions since the first day that the Islamic Republic stepped into our country – from serial murders to imprisonment, torture, humiliation, rejection, flogging, exile, forced veiling, deprivation of privacy even in our own homes, deprivation of work and education, confiscation of property and destruction of our churches, which are only part of the regime’s desperate attempt to crush us. We have suffered but we have not retreated. For our Messianic beliefs and belief in freedom and choice of thought, by saying a firm “no” to compulsory religion, we have proudly accepted the punishment of standing and resisting for years, both ourselves and our families. We all sympathise. Our pain comes from the wounds caused by the sharp claws of oppression on our bodies; a body that is taller these days but screams for freedom with all its heart. So we are with each other and we stay and we are not afraid. As we consider ourselves a part of the body of society, and not separate from it, we are still with each other in nationwide protests and for people’s rights inside and outside of Iran, both virtually and on the ground. We continue. And we share in the cost of fighting for Iran’s freedom from captivity and darkness. 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