Monthly Report Feb- March 2020
Coronavirus outbreak in Iran turns into a crime against humanity after regime’s cover-up; role of women in combating Covid-19
This year, the world marked the International Women’s Day as Coronavirus had been transmitted to almost all countries and seriously impacted people’s lives and livelihoods. In Iran, the ruling regime’s political approach to this problem turned it into a “crime against humanity.”
Since the outset, the Iranian regime has done its utmost to prevent leakage of accurate information on Coronavirus cases and victims. Reports from sources inside Iran, however, indicate that there are over 2 million cases and more than 6,400 have died so far. This makes Iran the worst-hit country even compared to China.
In the absence of any effective government measures and lack of minimum protective items, Iranian women and youth, and particularly nurses and physicians have been selflessly endeavoring to combat the virus and save the lives of their fellow citizens.
As in the past 40 years, Iranian women have braved all risks to help their compatriots. Nurses who have not received their salaries and dues for months did not hesitate for moment to fulfill their duty to care for the patients. This is while because of the ruling regime’s policies, they are deprived of minimum medical resources and equipment to cope with the epidemic.
Selfless members of Resistance units also rushed to the aid of those infected with the virus. Among them, a young woman by the name of Negar Siyah Mansouri contracted the disease while helping others, and became a victim.
So, in a country where the ruling religious dictatorship has institutionalized misogyny, and despite all the discriminations and inequalities, women have worked hand in hand with men to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. They have realized “generation equality,” in practice. They are the true harbingers of “generation equality” and are “the force for change.”
