Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I raise the terrible situation for women and girls in Iran. For nearly five weeks now, the Iranian regime has been using particularly brutal violence against its own citizens following the brutal killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini on 16 September by the so-called morality police. We have seen the start of a new episode in a long and dark chapter of Iran's history. We have seen hundreds of Iranian girls and women beaten, arrested, tortured and killed in the protests that have ensued since. Some of these girls have been as young as 14 or 15 years of age. I spoke at a vigil for Mahsa Amini in Trinity College two weeks ago. It was organised by Iranian students here who were afraid to show their own identity and spoke while masked because of their fear of being revealed to the Iranian regime. I also heard this week from a group of Irish-Iranian citizens who came here years ago in pursuit of a better life. These are educated, skilled professionals who have contributed significantly and are extremely grateful for the opportunity Ireland has given them. They have asked us to show our support for those standing up against the brutality-----

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