CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6Introduced by Senator UmbergDecember 05, 2022 Relative to Iranian protests.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSCR 6, as introduced, Umberg. Iranian protests.This measure would proclaim that the Legislature stands in solidarity with the people of Iran in their fight for self-determination, their opposition to torture, and their resistance to the oppression of their personal liberties.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, On September 13, 2022, Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, was arrested by Gasht-e Ershad, also known as the Islamic Republic of Irans morality police, for allegedly wearing her hijab improperly in violation of Irans compulsory dress codes and subsequently died as a result of police brutality; andWHEREAS, Mahsa Aminis death sparked the first Iranian female-led revolution of our time, involving thousands of Iranian civilians, including teenagers, students, men, and women of all ages, taking to the streets and university campuses to protest the brutality and repression of the Iranian regime against its citizens; andWHEREAS, Iranian authorities have sought to suppress freedom of speech and dissent by implementing violent repression of nonviolent protests, censorship, torture, punishing journalists, and restricting internet access; andWHEREAS, Despite that repression, protests have continued to expand for womens rights and for the rights of religious and ethnic minorities in Iran; andWHEREAS, Across the world, thousands of marchers continue to demonstrate to support the people of Iran and send a message that their bravery in risking their lives to dismantle the status quo enforced by a fanatical, theocratic regime is not in vain; andWHEREAS, According to the National Organization for Civil Registration, the United States has the highest number of Iranians outside of Iran, close to 1,000,000 people, with over one-half residing in California. Most Iranian Americans reside in the greater Los Angeles area, which has been affectionately referred to as Tehrangeles or Little Persia among Iranian Americans; andWHEREAS, Iranians have made important contributions as Californians in the fields of finance, technology, law, medicine, education, sports, media, the arts, the military, and government; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature stands in solidarity with the people of Iran in their fight for self-determination, their opposition to torture, and their resistance to the oppression of their personal liberties; and be it furtherResolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6Introduced by Senator UmbergDecember 05, 2022 Relative to Iranian protests.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSCR 6, as introduced, Umberg. Iranian protests.This measure would proclaim that the Legislature stands in solidarity with the people of Iran in their fight for self-determination, their opposition to torture, and their resistance to the oppression of their personal liberties.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Concurrent Resolution
No. 6
Introduced by Senator UmbergDecember 05, 2022
Introduced by Senator Umberg
December 05, 2022
Relative to Iranian protests.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SCR 6, as introduced, Umberg. Iranian protests.
This measure would proclaim that the Legislature stands in solidarity with the people of Iran in their fight for self-determination, their opposition to torture, and their resistance to the oppression of their personal liberties.
This measure would proclaim that the Legislature stands in solidarity with the people of Iran in their fight for self-determination, their opposition to torture, and their resistance to the oppression of their personal liberties.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
WHEREAS, On September 13, 2022, Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, was arrested by Gasht-e Ershad, also known as the Islamic Republic of Irans morality police, for allegedly wearing her hijab improperly in violation of Irans compulsory dress codes and subsequently died as a result of police brutality; and
WHEREAS, Mahsa Aminis death sparked the first Iranian female-led revolution of our time, involving thousands of Iranian civilians, including teenagers, students, men, and women of all ages, taking to the streets and university campuses to protest the brutality and repression of the Iranian regime against its citizens; and
WHEREAS, Iranian authorities have sought to suppress freedom of speech and dissent by implementing violent repression of nonviolent protests, censorship, torture, punishing journalists, and restricting internet access; and
WHEREAS, Despite that repression, protests have continued to expand for womens rights and for the rights of religious and ethnic minorities in Iran; and
WHEREAS, Across the world, thousands of marchers continue to demonstrate to support the people of Iran and send a message that their bravery in risking their lives to dismantle the status quo enforced by a fanatical, theocratic regime is not in vain; and
WHEREAS, According to the National Organization for Civil Registration, the United States has the highest number of Iranians outside of Iran, close to 1,000,000 people, with over one-half residing in California. Most Iranian Americans reside in the greater Los Angeles area, which has been affectionately referred to as Tehrangeles or Little Persia among Iranian Americans; and
WHEREAS, Iranians have made important contributions as Californians in the fields of finance, technology, law, medicine, education, sports, media, the arts, the military, and government; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature stands in solidarity with the people of Iran in their fight for self-determination, their opposition to torture, and their resistance to the oppression of their personal liberties; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.