IEC received the above-titled statement from Solidarity for Iran, in response to an October 2022 statement by 6,000 Iranian artists and cultural workers in support of students rising up in Iran. To read the whole statement, see list of signatories, and add your name, go here. Posted on Dec 6, the statement had received over 500 signatories within 48 hours, among them prominent artists and academics such as Roger Waters, Wilhem Dafoe, and Judith Butler.

"In unison and to support our Iranian colleagues; we, artists, writers, academics, and cultural practitioners from across the world, pledge to do our utmost to:

– boycott governmental institutions of the Islamic state of Iran and their covert affiliates, and prevent them from having any presence in international arenas of arts, culture, and education;

– stand against the regime apologists who misappropriate anti-imperialist discourses in the west or other parts of the world to deflect attention away from the well-documented state violence committed against the people;

– support our counterparts and collaborators who stand against the atrocities and abuses of human rights in Iran, using our intellectual and cultural leverage and capabilities;

– create networks of support for dissidents and those who are being targeted, face intimidation, or risk harm at the hands of the regime;

– raise awareness concerning the crimes against humanity committed by the Islamic regime in Iran."

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