Voices against Sanctions

Voices against Sanctions

While states communicate through politics, people seek empathy, peace, and friendship.The history of the arts and culture has chronicled the joys and pains of people and communities

As artists, as civil activists of Iran, we speak to you above politics

Once again, the United States has imposed sanctions against Iran. Such measures have never brought to the people of Iran what politicians proclaim they will: human rights, freedom, and a better life. Every Iranian will personally pay the price for these sanctions

Voices against Sanctions

Politicians will come and go, but the fallout from their disastrous decisions will be a nightmare for generations to come

When we join voices around the world to draw attention to the devastating effects of these sanctions on the people of Iran, we can stop the divisive decisions and policies of politicians

 Let us join voices

Read the Persian text of the statement

First Supporters

Rakhshan Banietemad (Filmmaker), Asgar Farhadi (Filmmaker), Bahman Farmanara (Filmmaker), Kianoush Ayyari (Filmmaker), Hossein Alizadeh (Musician), Keyhan Kalhor (Musician), Mojtaba Mirtahmasb (Filmmaker), Lili Golestan (Writer & translator), Pari Saberi (Theater director), Farideh Gheirat (Lawyer), Bahman Keshavarz (Lawyer), Seyfollah Samadian (Filmmaker), Khosrow Sinai (Filmmaker), Farah Osuli (Visual artist), Davoud Musa’I (Publisher), Lili Arshad (Social activist), Shams Langarudi (Poet), Farhad Tohidi (Script Writer), Naghmeh Samini (Script Writer), Firouzeh Saber (Social activist), Sohrab Mahdavi (Writer & translator), Mojgan Jamshidi (Journalist), Mina Akbari (Journalist), Ali Boustan (Musician), Saba Alizadeh (Musician), Pouria Alami (Writer & Journalist), Maryam Zandi (Visual artist), Ebrahim Haghighi (Visual artist), Amir Esbati (Visual artist), Samira Alikhanzadeh (Visual artist), Marziyeh Vafamehr (Actress