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2023 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTIO N 83
October 12, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives MELOTIK, ARMSTRONG, MURPHY,
O'CONNOR and TRANEL, cosponsored by Senators KNODL, JACQUE and
SPREITZER. Referred to Committee on Rules.
***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
Relating to: supporting the people of Iran in their quest for a democratic
government.
Whereas, the people of Iran have bravely protested for their fundamental rights
and freedoms for years, and the Iranian regime has suppressed such protests with
repressive forces, arresting thousands and killing hundreds; and
Whereas, since September 2022, protests have erupted in at least 100 cities
across Iran in response to the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian
woman who was arrested by morality police for a violation of Iran's mandatory dress
code; and
Whereas, these protests are rooted in more than four decades of organized
resistance against the Iranian dictatorship and are led by women who have endured
torture, sexual and gender-based violence, and death; and
Whereas, for years, the Iranian regime has also arbitrarily and brutally
suppressed ethnic and religious minorities—including Iranian Kurds, Baluchis,
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Arabs, Christians, Jews, Baha'is, Zoroastrians, and Sunni Muslims—depriving
them of their fundamental human rights, and in many cases executing them; and
Whereas, senior Iranian government, military, judicial, and security officials
have for decades ordered and committed egregious human rights violations and acts
of terror against Iranian citizens; and
Whereas, the Iranian people are now rejecting monarchic dictatorship and
religious tyranny, and demanding social freedom and political change, including the
universal right to vote, free elections, a market economy, a foreign policy based on
peaceful coexistence, and gender, religious, and ethnic equality as specified in the
opposition leader Maryam Rajavi's 10-point plan for the future of Iran; and
Whereas, the similarity in slogans and tactics used by protestors nationwide
reflect the overarching demands of the Iranian people and point to the organized
nature of the protests; and
Whereas, Wisconsinites support the Iranian people's desire for a democratic,
secular, and nonnuclear Republic of Iran; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the Wisconsin
Legislature condemns past and present violations of human rights and
state-sponsored terrorism by the Iranian government and stands in solidarity with
the people of Iran in their quest for a democratic and secular republic government
that respects the rights and dignity of all individuals.
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