VIDEO. The National Assembly observes a minute of silence for the victims of the repression in Iran

A minute of silence in tribute to the victims of repression in Iran. To greet those “who, since September 16, have paid with their lives for their fight for freedom”, according to the President of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, the deputies were silent for a short time on Tuesday 4 October in the hemicycle.

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Runited for a first session of questions to the government, parliamentarians observed this minute of silence in memory of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who died following her arrest by the morality police on September 13 in Tehran.

“Since then, women, men, and all the youth of Iran, whose incredible courage must be admired, have expressed their thirst for freedom”, declared Yaël Braun-Pivet to applause. “While the number of victims of repression they face is greater every day, the unanimous national representation wishes to pay tribute to these women and men who, since September 16, have paid with their lives for their fight for freedom. “, she added.