Narges Mohammadi on March 8th : We women of iran will stand firm against tyranny, We will not give up until victory.

Narges Mohammadi’s Video Message on 8th of March 2025 to the Women of the world

 

Happy International Women’s Rights Day to the women of Iran and women all over the world. On this day, it is important to remember that the “Women, Life, Freedom” movement emerged after Mahsa Jina Amini was killed by the agents of the Islamic Republic over the forced hijab in Iran. Yet, it persisted, stood firm, and became one of the most influential social and protest movements—not only in Iran, not only in the region, but across the world. A defining feature of this movement is the strong agency & empowerment of women.

Iranian women in this movement have presented themselves as a global model. For 46 years, the Islamic Republic Regime has used every mechanism of a political system to suppress, subjugate, and dominate women. Yet, women have overcome the government.

The women of Iran have endured widespread discrimination and daily humiliation in both public and private life. But they have resisted and stood strong.

Iranian women have been subjected to gender apartheid in its fullest sense. The Islamic Republic has wielded all its power—from legislation in parliament to enforcement by the executive branch, from judiciary rulings to propaganda, education, and cultural engineering—to subjugate women. It has used every tool at its disposal to dominate them. Yet today, we witness the strength and defiance of women in Iranian society.

Women have given meaning to resistance and perseverance. They do not merely resist; they stand at the frontlines of the fight against religious tyranny. The very group that has faced the harshest repression, isolation, humiliation, and home confinement is now leading the struggle against the Islamic Republic. Women have become a global model, declaring their power and affirming that they must believe in it. They have risen against the Islamic Republic in such a way that the regime no longer has the power to suppress them.

I am convinced that even if the Islamic Republic survives any war, it will not survive the women of. The glass fortress of this authoritarian regime will be shattered by the hands of Iranian women.We seek democracy. We seek freedom and equality. Women are a force—a movement that authoritarian powers, forces, and religious tyranny consider their greatest enemy.

Women fight authoritarianism in every sphere: private and public, social and political, even within the family. They have endured the bitter taste of historical oppression, subjugation, and domination, yet they have risen to break the chains of subjugation and put an end to tyranny.

I believe that democracy cannot exist without the recognition of women’s rights. We cannot speak of human rights while ignoring the rights of women in society. Women have reached a crucial and defining point in history.

The stance of every group, individual, and political movement on secularism, democracy, human rights, peace, security, and life is revealed through their support for women’s rights and their treatment of women. We are at a stage where no political group can claim to support democracy and freedom while remaining indifferent to women’s rights.

It is time to stand together to realize women’s rights and end gender apartheid. This is a prerequisite—a necessary condition—for democracy, freedom, justice, human rights, and equality. Until gender apartheid is eradicated, democracy cannot be realized. On this day, I call on international organizations and institutions to criminalize gender apartheid. There is no other way to secure peace, protect democracy, and save the Middle East, including Iran and Afghanistan.

Democracy without women’s rights is not democracy. I hope women will continue to lead the struggle against religious tyranny. While we fight for women’s rights every day, our struggle is ultimately about dignity and human worth, and we will not retreat. This is a decisive battle—not just to end oppression but to dismantle the Islamic Republic’s regime. We have a social and civil responsibility, and we will not abandon this fight.

We will continue this struggle to the end. Today, I honor the political and ideological women prisoners who have courageously stood against government oppression, even inside the prisons of the Islamic Republic.

I remember the women placed on death row in retaliation for the Women’s Freedom Movement. I honor Varisheh Moradi, Pakhshan Azizi, and Sharifeh Mohammadi. Every woman has a responsibility toward these women, who stood for the Women’s Rights Movement and the Woman, Life, Freedom movement. Let us remember the girls, women, and men who took to the streets, shouting “Woman, Life, Freedom,” standing against the regime’s bullets, refusing to take even one step back—even at the cost of their lives.

Let us remember those who were executed—the fearless prisoners who stood by their promise to the people even in the face of execution. They gave their lives to the gallows but never betrayed their cause. Let us remember the nameless and unknown protesters—those whose deaths remain a mystery, whose burial sites are unknown, and whose stories were never told. Perhaps one day, in the not-so-distant future, their names will be spoken, or perhaps they never will.

Women of Iran, we stand firm against tyranny. We will not give up until victory is ours. Our victory is the end of religious tyranny. Our victory is the realization of democracy.

Victory will come when every Iranian enjoys dignity and honor. We will achieve peace. We will sing the anthem of freedom in Iran and astonish the world. We stand shoulder to shoulder for democracy.

Victory is near. Hoping for the day of victory. Woman, Life, Freedom.

Narges Mohammadi

March 8th 2025

Tehran-Iran