Film screening & discussion with Iranian human-rights activists

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Lecture in German and English
, © Parastou Forouhar

Parastou Forouhar: Zeit der Schmetterlinge

Dariush and Parvaneh Forouhar, the parents of artist/activist Parastour Forouhar, were among Iran’s leading opposition politicians. In 1998, they were murdered, presumably by the Iranian Secret Service. The murders were part of the so-called Chain murders of Iran, which demanded the lives of numerous oppositional intellectuals in the 1990s. Parastour Forouhar has been working in Germany since 1991. Every year, for the anniversary of her parents’ death, she travels to Tehran to take part in events commemorating her murdered parents. For that, the Iranian regime has subjected her to harassment and even part-time imprisonment.

4 pm: Film screening of the documentary „Das Geheimnis des Schmetterlings“ ("The Secret Of The Butterfly") about artist and human-rights activist Parastou Forouhar (D, 2012)

5 pm: discussion with Iranian human-rights activists, with Dr. Jaleh Lackner-Gohari (activist for women- and human-rights, and MIA-award winner); Shiva Badihi (activist for women- and human-rights at Amnesty International) and Gorji Marzban (Irani-Austrian scientist, poet and human-rights activist)

This film screening and the discussion accompany the premiere of the piece Fantomas Monster by Gin Müller, Gorji Marzban and Jan Machacek. This piece is based on Parastou Forouhar’s story and relates experiences of artists and activists facing real-life state terror, resistance and courageous rebellion. Further information

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Sat. 28.01.2017, 16:00
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