Attacking Shaparak Shajarizadeh over sanctions on Iranian officials
In December 2018 Girls of Revolution Street protester Shaparak Shajarizadeh spoke in the Canadian parliament in favor of targeted sanctions on 19 Iranian officials, including judges Abolghasem Salavati and Mohammad Moghiseh. Alidoosti tweeted that she was "too small for such a struggle" and that seeking any sanctions requires an official political position. Masih Alinejad criticized her, and Shiri
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- Alidoosti: "too small for such a struggle" - DW Persian reported that Alidoosti questioned Shajarizadeh's legitimacy to call for sanctions, writing that Vida Movahed, the first woman to remove her headscarf on Revolution Street, wanted only personal freedom, and "you, Ms Shajarizadeh, are too small for such a struggle". BBC Persian quoted her saying that even a credible civil activist has no place behind another country's lawmaker's podium and that seeking any sanctions requires an official political position. #شاپرک_شجری_زاده؛ آنچه گفت، آنچه شنید
- Alinejad: you would attack anyone who asks to sanction Salavati - Masih Alinejad wrote on X that even if the first girl of Revolution Street called for sanctions on Salavati and Moghiseh, Alidoosti would attack her too. Shajarizadeh replied on Instagram asking for an apology and saying ordinary women can be their own voice. DW Persian also quoted Shirin Ebadi defending targeted sanctions on rights violators. آیا تحریم علیه مقامات جمهوری اسلامی، تحریم علیه ایران است؟
- US sanctions Judge Salavati - The US Treasury sanctioned Abolghasem Salavati, head of Branch 15 of Tehran's Revolutionary Court, for imposing harsh sentences on protesters, dual nationals and activists, one of the officials Shajarizadeh had named. Treasury Sanctions Iranian Judges Who Have Imposed Harsh Sentences on Protesters