On the Third Anniversary of the State Murder of Mahsa (Jina) Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom Uprising

Three years have passed since the day Mahsa (Jina) Amini was arrested for compulsory hijab and died in state custody. Her killing ignited the historic “Woman, Life, Freedom” uprising a movement that became the voice of millions of women and men in Iran and across the world, rising up against discrimination, violence, and the denial of freedom.

The Campaign to Stop Honor Killings, which for years has documented and fought against honor and gender-based violence, regards Jina’s death as part of the same cycle of violence: a cycle in which women’s bodies and lives are used as tools of control and domination whether inside the home in the name of “honor,” or at the state level through repressive laws and policies.

Now, three years after the state murder of Mahsa (Jina) Amini, the Woman, Life, Freedom movement has shattered public fear and transformed civil disobedience into a part of daily life. The struggle against compulsory hijab and the demand for control over women’s bodies have become symbols of civic resistance. This movement has created new connections among civil, labor, and social struggles, broadened solidarity, and elevated the discourse of social justice, gender equality, and freedom to an unprecedented level.

Yet the government continues its violent repression through mass arrests, executions, and brutal crackdowns in an attempt to silence the Women, Life, Freedom movement. Today, the lives of many women and men are in danger, including Sharifeh Mohammadi, Wrisheh Moradi, Pakhshan Azizi, and others sentenced to death.

The Woman, Life, Freedom uprising is a struggle to end all forms of violence and discrimination. It does not belong to any single political faction, but to all who demand a free and equal life. The fight against honor killings, the abolition of the death penalty, the resistance to state violence, and the defense of the rights of women, minorities, queer people, and migrants are inseparable parts of this path.

On the third anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s killing, we at the Campaign to Stop Honor Killings honor the memory of all those who lost their lives in this movement and reaffirm the urgent need to sustain civil resistance, strengthen social solidarity, and defend the lives of political prisoners and those sentenced to death.

This path can only continue through a shared voice and united collective struggle.

Woman, Life, Freedom

Campaign to Stop Honor Killings