A group of artists in a demonstration against the Akhundi regime

She added that art students who defy the regime “were constantly threatened by the police and university security,” but “have been very brave and creative despite all the repressions, arrests, kidnappings,” and that “the performance of their music and protest songs and their publication on social media both encouraged the protesters and brought the voice of protest to other cities and outside.”

January 10, 2023 | 11:35 pm