The feminist uprising in Iran has captured the attention of the world and inspired expressions of solidarity and coalition from feminists, activists, and scholars around the globe. We offer this page as a living archive of this breathtaking historical moment and a testament to the deep intellectual and political tradition of transnational feminism. This is a partial list that includes statements from professional organizations, as well as collectives, and individuals, and is not meant as an endorsement of any individual group or collective. Taken together, these statements reflect the widespread desire to support the Iranian people’s self-determination and to condemn state repression.
Transnational Feminist Statements:
Afghan poets, writers, and journalists in solidarity with the uprising of the Iranian people:
Afghan women’s Letter of Solidarity with Iranian women:
English:
http://slingerscollective.net/statement-of-afghan-women-in-solidarity-with-women-of-iran/
Cross-Regional Feminist Statements:
Call for Transnational Feminist Solidarity with Iranian Protests:
English and French:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdl5dOG6TO00d6S_iOqpNHaweYF_KMfMPqIloreXPjB4mgDXg/viewform
Listen to the Voices of a Feminist Revolution in Iran (an academic and activist community’s open letter):
English:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdz9B-jlyN60PjoStPSOiVWtvwefeLddCxdkCI5uwvnAWujOg/viewform
Gabriela Philippines—Alliance of Filipino Women’s solidarity statement:
English:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci_qGtnrWpC/
Indian Women’s Organization: Kafila Collective:
Iranian Diaspora: Statement in support of the protests in Iran, and in solidarity with political prisoners, from a group of Iranian activists in exile and former political prisoners
Iraqi Kurdistan: Statement of solidarity from writers and artists
Persian:
https://bit.ly/3reZHEt
Sudanese Message to Iran:
Arabic and English:
https://menasolidaritynetwork.com/2022/09/26/a-message-from-sudan-to-the-women-of-iran/
Turkish Feminist Speech in solidarity given in Ankara:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cixl6h0tqLD/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
Yemeni Women’s Organization: Mwatana for Human Rights:
https://mwatana.org/en/solidarity-with-iranian-women/
Statements from academic and professional associations:
Academics across the globe:
Association of Asian American Studies:
Association for Iranian Studies:
Columbia University and Barnard College Faculty Statement:
Committee on Academic Freedom of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA):
Council of Ontario Universities:
https://ontariosuniversities.ca/ontarios-universities-condemn-violence-in-iran
International Sociological Association:
Iranian Sociological Association:
Persian:
بیانیه انجمن جامعهشناسی ایران درباره حوادث منجر به بروز اندوه و خشم عمومی
MIT History Faculty:
https://twitter.com/iPouya/status/1578888601651539969?s=20&t=9zniKCG5_2lH-ESEouVvpw
National Women’s Studies Association:
https://mailchi.mp/nwsa/nwsa-stands-in-solidarity-with-iranian-protestors
Psychology Against Tyranny: A statement by a collective of Iranian
Psychologists in support of the Iranian people
Statement in Condemnation of the Attacks on University Students in Iran:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sjoEv1o_gB2mSCCX0_cXoxLoRzlRTU40dyALxt0UsGA/edit