1 00:00:10,077 --> 00:00:13,134 The flames of uprising are once again burning in Iran. 2 00:00:13,234 --> 00:00:16,421 Yet, it seems different this time. 3 00:00:16,521 --> 00:00:18,740 A revolution is afoot, 4 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:21,012 a feminist revolution. 5 00:00:21,112 --> 00:00:23,294 The first sparks of the revolution 6 00:00:23,394 --> 00:00:25,734 started in Saghez of Kurdistan, 7 00:00:25,834 --> 00:00:28,814 the home town of Mahsa Amini. 8 00:00:28,914 --> 00:00:31,774 Mahsa Amini was a 22-year-old Kurdish girl 9 00:00:31,874 --> 00:00:34,397 who was beaten to death by the police 10 00:00:34,497 --> 00:00:38,214 for “improper Hijab” 11 00:00:38,314 --> 00:00:41,477 on September 16th, 2022. 12 00:00:43,540 --> 00:00:46,156 Mahsa was better known as Zhina 13 00:00:46,256 --> 00:00:48,531 among friends and family. 14 00:00:48,631 --> 00:00:51,957 In the Kurdish language, Zhina means life. 15 00:00:52,057 --> 00:00:55,157 The Islamic Republic of Iran exterminated her life 16 00:00:55,257 --> 00:00:56,792 and countless others 17 00:00:56,892 --> 00:00:59,403 as sacrifices to the altars of patriarchy, 18 00:00:59,503 --> 00:01:02,851 religion, racism and capitalism. 19 00:01:08,539 --> 00:01:10,877 The original sparks of revolt 20 00:01:10,977 --> 00:01:14,266 started by the chants "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi," 21 00:01:14,366 --> 00:01:16,993 "Woman, Life, Freedom" 22 00:01:17,093 --> 00:01:19,180 are now a revolution spreading 23 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:23,179 to all 31 provinces and hundreds of cities. 24 00:01:23,787 --> 00:01:26,745 Even the ideological strongholds of the regime, 25 00:01:26,845 --> 00:01:29,393 Qom and Mashhad, are revolting. 26 00:01:29,493 --> 00:01:33,503 For the first time, the police are the direct target of people's ire. 27 00:01:33,603 --> 00:01:37,112 The Police have been driven back, beaten, and killed. 28 00:01:37,212 --> 00:01:41,005 Police cars flipped, burned, and destroyed. 29 00:01:41,105 --> 00:01:45,221 Police stations are being taken over and set aflame. 30 00:01:45,321 --> 00:01:48,663 Oshnavieh became the first city liberated 31 00:01:48,663 --> 00:01:50,574 from the control of the police. 32 00:01:52,140 --> 00:01:53,899 The revolution is bearing fruits 33 00:01:53,939 --> 00:01:56,823 because people of Iran are no longer afraid. 34 00:01:57,992 --> 00:02:01,702 We are but one step away from overthrowing the death cult 35 00:02:01,702 --> 00:02:04,106 that is Islamic Republic of Iran. 36 00:02:04,106 --> 00:02:07,866 It has yet to be seen if we would take that final step. 37 00:02:07,866 --> 00:02:11,082 But, the people of Iran have already proven 38 00:02:11,082 --> 00:02:13,713 that they should not be underestimated.