A wealth of protest graphics supporting the Women, Life, Freedom movement in Iran is circulating on the internet. In this blog we have compiled some key articles and links to these artworks alongside live feeds from the protesters themselves. Please send us links to sites we may have overlooked and we will update this resource.
The Many Shades of Iran’s Protest Art
In the four decades since the Islamic Revolution, Iranian artists have used clever tactics and unconventional modes of art-making to display disobedience.
The Art of Protest: Iran’s New Images of Resistance
Iran’s protest art has shown stunning power since the outbreak of demonstrations with the murder of Mahsa Amini during her detention in morality police custody
Designers share graphics in solidarity with Iranian women “fighting for their dignity”
Jennifer Hahn, Dezeen.com
Women‘s rights protesters in Iran face violent crackdowns and internet blackouts, we share artworks by ten illustrators and graphic designers from around the world that draw attention to their cause.
The Artists Amplifying the Voices of Iran’s Protesters
Isabella Segalovich, Hyperallergic.com
As protests rage across the country following the death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, Iranian and Kurdish artists are creating work in support of freedom.
‘Something in me sparked’: the Iranian women using art to protest
Fuchsia Hart, Guardian.com
Triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini, who had flouted dress laws, the rising demands for freedom are being helped by militant graphic work. We talk to some of the women about their work
Iran Protests: Artists Worldwide Rally In Support,
Saumya Rastogi Herzindagi.com
As protests against Mahsa Amini’s death spread in the country, artists from all over the globe create art in support of the movement.
Iranian Women Protest – Posters of the Week
Thousands of Iranian women are taking to the streets across Iran to protest the torture and murder of Mahsa Amini.
The fact that Jina Mahsa Amini is Kurdish has been obscured. As has the origin of the slogan Woman, Life, Freedom (Jin, Jiyan, Azadi) https://novaramedia.com/2022/10/04/jina-mahsa-amini-was-kurdish-and-that-matters/