Veiled Voices, Unseen Agony
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The 2019-2020 Iranian protests, known as Bloody November or Bloody Aban (Persian Calendar), were a series of nationwide civil protests in Iran caused by a 50-200% increase in fuel prices. The protests commenced as peaceful gatherings on the evening of 15 November but spread to 21 cities within hours, as videos of the protest circulated online, eventually becoming the most violent and severe anti-government unrest since the Iranian Revolution in 1979. To block the sharing of information regarding the protests and the deaths of hundreds of protesters on social media platforms, the government shut down the Internet nationwide, resulting in a near-total internet blackout of around six days. In three days, more than 1,500 Iranian protesters were killed in the streets. And in the end, all that remains are our unheard voices.
MFA student Fatemeh Fani had her second solo show in Madison, Wisconsin at the School of Education Gallery from Februray 12-March 9, 2024.
“And in the end, all that remains are unheard voices.”
