To reform Iran's family law and establish equal rights for women in marriage, divorce, and child custody
Ghazale Chelavi was a 32-year-old lawyer and women's rights activist in Amol. She dedicated her career to defending victims of domestic violence and advocating for women's legal rights in Iran. As a practicing attorney, she had firsthand experience with the discriminatory laws against women and actively joined the Woman, Life, Freedom movement to demand fundamental changes to the legal system.
Justice will prevail, even if I am not here to witness it
Her death galvanized the legal community in Mazandaran Province, with hundreds of lawyers staging unprecedented strikes and protests. Her colleagues established a legal aid fund in her memory to support families of protest victims.
A 22-year-old Kurdish woman whose death in police custody after being arrested for "improper hijab" sparked the Woman, Life, Freedom revolution that shook the foundations of the Islamic Republic.
“I just want to go home”
A 16-year-old girl who disappeared during protests. Her last message was a video singing about freedom. Security forces killed her and hid her body, then forced her family to lie about her death.
“I will stay and fight for freedom”
A 16-year-old YouTuber who loved making videos and bringing joy to others. She was beaten to death by security forces during protests in Karaj. The regime forced her family to say she committed suicide.
“Life is beautiful when you are free”
Their Path Continues
The memory of our eternal names lives in our hearts and will continue until Iran is free
Woman, Life, Freedom