میدان – چهل روز گذشت؛ از سوگ تا مقاومت
فهیمه خضر حیدری در میدان، شنبه تا چهارشنبه ساعت ۱۰ شبِ ایران در «میدان» با شما همراه میشود و با میزبانی از مهمانان کارشناس و تحلیلگر، مهمترین اخبار و وقایع روز را به بحث میگذارد. «میدان» دعوتی است به گفتوگو در امتداد خبرهای روز؛ هرچند فراتر از آن.
The YouTube video titled
“Field – Forty Days Passed; From Mourning to Resistance” (میدان – چهل روز گذشت؛ از سوگ تا مقاومت) by VOA Farsi, hosted by Fahimeh Khezr Heidari, discusses the 40th-day (Chehellum) commemorations of protesters killed during recent unrest in Iran. The panel includes Shirin Shams, Samaneh Savadi, and Hossein Ghazi, who explore how mourning has transformed into a powerful form of political resistance.
Below is a summary of the key themes and discussions from the video:
A New Language of Mourning
- Reclaiming Life: Samaneh Savadi describes how families are redefining traditional mourning. Instead of somber rituals associated with the state, families are seen dancing at gravesites and playing music to celebrate the “unlived lives” of their children [03:55].
- Cultural Severance: Families are deliberately removing any symbols of the Islamic Republic from their ceremonies, opting for secular traditions like Shahnameh readings to mark a clear boundary between the people and the government [04:13].
- Mourning as Activism: The act of remembering has become a “political action” (کنش سیاسی). These ceremonies serve as platforms for protests and a stand against state-mandated “forgetting” [10:23].
The Sociopolitical Divide
- State vs. Nation: Sociologist Hossein Ghazi notes that the extreme cruelty displayed in recent crackdowns has finalized the divorce between the state and the nation. The government is no longer seen as a representative of the people but as an occupying force ruling through fear [07:44].
- Ritual as Rebellion: The guests discuss how the traditional 40-day mourning cycle, which played a major role in the 1979 Revolution, is again being used as a temporal opportunity for collective political mobilization [18:42].
- Shared Pain: A unique aspect of this movement is “collective mourning” for strangers. People across Iran and the diaspora feel a deep connection to victims they never met through shared stories and social media footprints [21:57].
Current Risks and Civil Resistance
- The “Death Machine”: The panel highlights the ongoing danger for thousands of detainees facing forced confessions and potential execution. There is an urgent call to keep international attention on these “invisible” victims to prevent further killings in silence [15:33].
- Networked Protests: Shirin Shams points out the increasing synchronization between different social movements—students, teachers, and labor unions—all of whom issued joint calls for strikes and boycotts to coincide with the 40th-day memorials [27:16].
- Media Critique: Some guests express concern that internal grassroots movements and strikes in Iran are being overshadowed in the media by the activities of the opposition outside the country [35:30].
International Accountability
- Legal Action: The discussion shifts to the responsibility of the international community. Activists are pushing for the IRGC to be designated as a terrorist organization and for the prosecution of high-ranking officials at the International Court of Justice in The Hague [43:23].
- Diplomatic Pressure: There are calls for European governments to close their embassies in Tehran as a sign of total delegitimization of the current government [43:41].
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