One year on from Iran's women-led uprising, four Australian residents - a barrister, a fashion designer, a civil engineer and a visual artist - share how they've become active in amplifying the voices of protesters back in their home country.
In Australia, as around the world, members of the Iranian diaspora have also shown their support. Here, four Iranian Australians share how their lives have changed in the past 12 months.
Ek Taghdir was born in Tehran in 1985 and left Iran when he was two. He studied law in Australia and is now a barrister in Victoria specialising in family law.. The Iranian diaspora was probably much smaller than it is now. I was upset at the government's reaction: the crackdowns, the killings, the torture, the imprisonment. Back then, I followed the news and participated in protests when they were organised.
It was different to previous incidents. The news itself was horrifying; however, what happened afterwards motivated us further, like a giant wave forming. I felt like it was time to do something. It was time for them to go.All of a sudden, I was attending rallies.
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