Urgent call to Mainstream Media Coverage #womenlifefreedom #mahsaamini #zhinaamini Led by women, the people of Iran are risking their lives night after night to fight for their fundamental human rights. The Iranian government has shut down the internet, blocked social media platforms, and drastically limited cell phone connectivity. This has massively suffocated the global awareness of the women-led protests and the Islamic Republic's violent repression. This campaign seeks to create global visibility and accelerate mainstream media coverage. What is happening in Iran? Iranians want freedom. Protests are happening in almost every province of Iran. This is the People’s Revolution of 2022....and it is led by women. The protests in Iran carry extraordinary global significance, but in the last 8 days alone, countless innocent people have been murdered by the Islamic Republic's police and the Morality police. Iranian women, their families and supporters, students, artists and LGBTQ people are being beaten, raped, killed, and imprisoned for defending their basic human rights. Major global news outlets have a responsibility to cover these events more extensively. On September 13, Zhina “Mahsa” Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian, was brutally beaten after being taken into custody for allegedly wearing her hijab incorrectly. She died two days later.