In France, the Iranian diaspora is using the weapon of the law against the regime of Mullahs

Chirinne Ardakani made an appointment at Le Temps des Cerises, a bistro located at 4.^e A Paris district, named after a song associated with the Commune (1871), evokes hope and bloodshed. For six months, the 31-year-old Franco-Iranian lawyer also participated in the uprising for the freedom of the people. On September 16, 2022, Mahsa Amin, a young Iranian Kurd, died after being arrested by a vice squad in Tehran. This led to unprecedented protests, which were brutally suppressed by the Mullahs’ regime. “For me, I said that the diaspora should obey the Iranians, who are paying a heavy price. he says. My reflex was to call my peers. »

In the autumn, with the help of word of mouth and good will, Chirine Ardakan establishes Iranian justice. “Legal Working Group” It is now strong with about fifteen lawyers, lawyers and translators. The tight-knit group is preparing to file a complaint with Paris prosecutors against Hossein Salam, the head of the Revolutionary Guard and the author of death threats against the diaspora protesters. “Fatwa that does not say its name”, Cut the avocado. Since the threats are widespread, Franco-Iranians are their victims and therefore French justice is competent to investigate the complaint, the collective believes.

Its members see it as a first test before prosecuting those responsible for the regime’s crimes against its citizens. The charming and charismatic Chirin Ardacan managed to recruit 100 French parliamentarians to fund the death row demonstrators. At the end of March, the lawyer will speak about the current repressions at the UN Human Rights Council.

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A specialist in criminal and immigration law, Chirin Ardakan was born in Paris to a nurse and a doctor who were both Iranian. “In a very French setting” and maintains a long steam connection with the country of his parents. A law student, he was an activist in UNEF, where he was forged “Culture of Engagement”. But his attachment to Iran resurfaces. In September 2022, the lawyer was struck by the regime’s violence, which can kill children. While the diaspora is traditionally divided between those nostalgic for the monarchy and left-wing activists. “Neither Shah nor Mullah” The team, apolitical, is beyond combat. “Older generations are distinguished by this disagreement, But ­Many of us were born in France, Note to Chirinne Ardakani. We are a bit like the white pages. »