A group of activists staged a performance outdoors the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) previous night to commemorate the 40-day anniversary of the Zahedan “Bloody Friday” Massacre, in which Iranian security forces opened fire into a crowd and killed practically 100 individuals — the deadliest killing considering the fact that protests commenced in Iran in September.
A team of protesters dressed in black handcuffed themselves to the street lamps that make up Chris Burden’s “City Light-weight” (2008) set up, situated at the Wilshire Boulevard entrance of LACMA. The efficiency aligned with a wave of protests and strikes in Iran also in remembrance of the Zahedan Massacre and ongoing demonstrations pursuing the death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, who died in detainment following she was stopped by Iran’s “morality police” for not donning her authorities-mandated headband thoroughly.
“A revolution is happening in the streets of Iran and the Islamic Republic is violently making an attempt to silence freedom seekers,” reads the flyer dispersed at LACMA effectiveness, which was arranged by Mediseh Bathaie centered on a principle by Payam Qavami. “There is an endless record to their crimes versus humanity, and a person the most brutal types is the massacre of Zahedan.”
On September 30, leaving a mosque just after their weekly Friday prayer, a group of demonstrators gathered outside the Zahedan law enforcement station to demand from customers accountability for the rape of a 15-yr-outdated girl at the palms of a police captain. The authorities opened hearth, killing protestors and bystanders. Zahedan is home to the country’s Baluch minority, which has faced repression from the state.
Yesterday’s action at LACMA honored Khodanoor Lejei, who died 4 times soon after the massacre, where by he was shot and subsequently denied health care treatment method. The general performance also honored Faezeh Barahui, a college scholar who protested the rape of the 15-12 months-outdated girl and is now detained, perhaps struggling with the demise penalty.
“This effectiveness is homage to Khodanoor, and all the courageous Iranian gals and guys who are braving grave hazard on the streets of Iran for independence,” the flyer study.
Burden’s “Urban Light” has turn out to be a recognizable symbol of the city as properly as the web site of community engagement, protests, and steps above the years. This summer months, activists covered on their own in blood and chained by themselves to the installation’s lampposts in protest of the reversal of Roe v. Wade.
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