KaterinaMahdavi

Ms.Gardner
English10Period4
18November2015
IransOppressionofRights
Asacountrywithsuchprivilegeandfreedomwedonothaveastrongexperienceinan
environmentwithendlessrestrictions.Wemustputourselvesintheshoesofothersandlookat
theworldfromtheirperspective.Iransoppressionofrightshascrushedandpermanently
damagedmanylives.Withlimitsonjobs,hobbies,andselfexpressionIraniansareblindedfrom
seeingtheenjoymentoflife.ThistyrannyofIransrightsemphasizesoppression,especially
towardswomen.Withtime,violationsofhumanrightshaveworsenedandwillcontinueif
ignored(Sengupta,Somini).AccordingtotheHistoryofIran,Lawsbanningwomenfromcertain
jobshavebeenestablishedalongwiththeencouragementofIranianstomarryandhave
childrenatayoungerage.
OppressionwillnotstopIranians,Iranianswillstopoppression.

BeforetheIranianRevolutionalsoknownastheIslamicRevolution,womenweremuchfreer
withaslightamountofequality(HistoryofIran).Oncetherulerwasoverthrownanewsystem
wasintroduced.
Fromunitytodistinction,fromfreedomtorestriction,fromseculartoreligious.
Thecurrentarrangementisstrictlyreligious.Countrieswhofollowreligiousguidelinesinsucha
severemannertendtobecomeveryharshandstraightforward.TheeffectsofIranbecominga
religionbasedcountryresultedinwomenhavingimmenselylimitedrightsandanoveralllimitof
freedom(HistoryofIran).Manyhavestoodupfortheirbeliefs,butfailedquickly.Theirattempts
atfightingthistyrannywasseenasdefiantanddisruptive.ThepeopleofIranhavethepowerto
endthisoppression.Protestshavebeenputtogether,butquicklyshutdownduetothepowerof

thegovernment.Pastuprisingshaveonlyledtodestructionandexasperationbetweenthe
peopleofIran.
Wewillnotstandbyandwatchthepeopleofsuchabeautifulcountrydrownin
theirowndesolation.

TothestrongpopulationofIran
youarecapableofstoppingtheoppressionofrightsinyour
countryifyoustandtogether.Standingalonewontchangeanything,butstandingtogetheras
onewillshowcourage,power,andadriveforendingIranstyranny.
Wearemorethancapable.
Imageisanimportantfeatureintheeyesofgovernment,soothercountrieshavethepowerto
influence
devastatingdecisionsofdamagingpeople
ofpower.Fearisthebiggestfactorblocking
usfromparticipatinginthesesuggestedacts..Previousattemptshaveendedindeathsand
cruelpunishment.Peoplewouldfearfortheirfamilieslivesalongwiththeirown.Mindscannot
bechangedovernight.
Norwilltheybeforcedtoparticipate,noranyoneslivesbeputatrisk
againsttheirwill,norwillanyonebetrickedtojoinanyfutureprotests.

Wearegoingtocome
togetherandfightIransoppression.
OtherIraniansmaynotagreetocontributebecausesome
aresousedtosuchstrictlawsandrestrictionstheymaynotevenseeareasontofightfortheir
rights.
Thegovernmenthasinfluencedtheirsocietytobelievethereisoneandonlywaytolive
whichconsistsoffollowingaftertheregulationsofAllah.
Manyareblindedfromacontinuation
ofabusivepower.Welooktoourgovernmentforguidanceindesperatesituations,butIran
doesnothavethisoption.TherelationshipbetweentheIraniangovernmentanditscitizensis
notstrongandconsistsofdistrustandanger.Withnoonetolooktoasamodelbutonlyasa
personofpoordecisions,chaoseruptsinthestreetsofIraneverynowandthen(HistoryofIran).
Itisclearhowonepersoncanhavesuchagreatimpactonanentirecountrywhencomparing
Iransenvironmentinthepasttothepresent.

Wemustnotwatchinnocentpeoplebecomeisolatedfromthemanyenjoyablemomentsinlife
becauseofanoppressivegovernment.Wemustcontributetoendingaflawedwayoflife.We
mustuseourdeterminationtostrengthenthevoicesofIran.Canwecometogetherasacountry
inordertoinfluencethenatureofaharshgovernment?
Finally,whetheryouareconcernedwith
Iranianrightsornot,askyourselfifyouarewillingtostandbyandwatchvaluablelivesperish.
Withthestrengthofawholecountrygoforwardwiththeintentionofrevampingagovernments
oppressiverightstowardstheircitizens..

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