Iranian Human Rights Leader: ‘We Are in the Middle of our Revolution’

Iranian citizens “are in the middle of our revolution,” According to a prominent Iranian journalist and human rights activist.

Masih Alinejad is an Iranian dissident who lives in the United States. He said that the demonstrations had turned into a full-blown revolution and aimed to overthrow the hardline regime.

“We are in the middle of our revolution,” In the latest episode, Alinejad spoke to Sen. James Lankford (R. Okla.), in which a copy was given to the Washington Free Beacon.  “It’s not just because of the hijab [head covering]. Now, it’s beyond that. Iranians are actually chanting against the dictator.”

“This is just the beginning and we want to end the gender apartheid regime,” Alinejad said.

Her remarks are the latest sign that the protests in Iran—which have been heavily censored by the Iranian regime in a bid to dimish world attention—have become a referendum on the regime itself. They began last year after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was murdered by the regime’s morality policy for not properly wearing her head scarf. The protests began with women and young people taking to the streets to protest Amini’s death, but now Iranians of all ages are calling for the regime’s demise.

“It’s not just the young generation, it’s not just small cities, it’s everywhere and it’s mixed,” Lankford was told by Alinejad. “People are united. This is the first time in our history.”

Alinejad stated that Iran has imprisoned more then 19,000 people and has killed more 700 people since protests began.  “These are not numbers, these are not statistics, 50 of them are on death row, 5 of them got hanged,” She stated. Also, the government security forces are available. “raped woman in prison” Alinejad claims that they blinded others.

“The level of brutality and crackdown is very intense,” She spoke. “The more the Iranian regime kills, the more people get determined to bring this barbaric regime down.”

The Iranian regime has made Alinejad a target for her role in promoting and encouraging protests from abroad. Iranian agents tried to kidnap Alinejad in 2021. She now lives in a safehouse that is protected by FBI.

Alinejad urged the Biden administration take a stronger stance to support the protesters. She said the administration’s continued pursuit of