Amnesty International & PEN International will host an evening for Iran on September 15, 2025, marking the 3rd anniversary of Mahsa Jina Amini’s killing & the Woman, Life, Freedom movement.

Amnesty International & PEN International will host an evening for Iran on September 15, 2025, marking the 3rd anniversary of Mahsa Jina Amini’s killing & the Woman, Life, Freedom movement.

Three words that bring hope in a country where the authorities aim to repress the people rather than advance human rights. On this evening we bring a mix of poetry, music and in-depth conversation, while highlighting the unjust imprisonment of Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, human rights defender Narges Mohammadi and poet Mahvash Sabet.

We at the Narges Foundation thank them for always remembering Iranian political prisoners & being Narges Mohammadi’s voice. As they said:

“People who stand up for human rights in Iran risk their freedom and their life, as Iranian authorities use a brutal strategy of suffocating repression, unfair trials where they hand down lengthy prison sentences and even the death penalty, and hostage-taking. Women and girls have taken a central role in the uprising of 2022.

On this evening we place a spotlight on the unjust imprisonments of Prof. Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, human rights defender and Nobel Peace Prize Narges Mohammadi and poet Mavash Sabet, a member of the persecuted Baha’i community in Iran. A mix of poetry, music and in-depth conversations. As special guest we will welcome Vida Mehrannia, the partner of Dr. Djalali.”

Practical information:
Date: September 15, 2025
Time: 19:00-21:30
Location: Beursschouwburg Brussels
(August Ortsstraat 20-28, 1000 Brussels) – Gouden zaal

This event will be in English, with fragments in Farsi for which written translation into English will be provided.

This event is a collaboration of Amnesty International Vlaanderen, Amnesty International Belgique fracophone, PEN Vlaanderen and PEN Belgique francophone and we at Narges Foundation deeply thank them for this important evening.