June, 2023 marked 40 years since the tragic execution of 10 Baha’i women in Shiraz for choosing to stand up for their beliefs in justice and equality. Their story continues to echo in the resilient women of Iran who walk the same path, make the same choice. The difficult road to gender equality in Iran has been shared by countless women of all faiths and backgrounds. Our story of resilience in the face of oppression is one.
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Mona Mahmoudnejad, aged 17;
Roya Eshraghi, aged 23, executed along with her mother Ezzat-Janami Eshraghi;
Simin Saberi, aged 24;
Shahin (Shirin) Dalvand, aged 25;
Akhtar Sabet, aged 25;
Mahshid Niroumand, aged 28;
Zarrin Moghimi-Abyaneh, aged 29;
Tahereh Arjomandi Siyavashi, aged 30. Her husband, Jamshid Siavashi, was executed two days earlier;
Nosrat Ghufrani Yaldaie, aged 46. Her son, Bahram Yaldaie, was executed two days earlier;
Ezzat-Janami Eshraghi, aged 57, along with her daughter Roya, 23. Her husband, Enayatullah Eshraghi was executed two days earlier.