Bill Text: TX HR302 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Resolution 302

Introduced

Bill Title: Expressing solidarity with the freedom movement in Iran.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-02 - Referred to State Affairs [HR302 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HR302-Introduced.html

	88R8675 BPG-D

	By: Goodwin	H.R. No. 302



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The people of Iran have risen up powerfully against
	the grim oppression of a cruel theocracy; and
	WHEREAS, In September 2022, a vibrant young woman, Mahsa
	Amini, was detained by the country's morality police for allegedly
	wearing her headscarf improperly; she was killed in their custody,
	and women took to the streets in protest, tossing their headscarves
	onto bonfires, cutting off their long hair, and even engaging in
	physical confrontations with police; demonstrations against the
	savagery of gender apartheid and political persecution spread
	across the country, filling the streets with defiant cries of
	"Women, Life, Freedom" and vows to fight the dictatorship; and
	WHEREAS, The government attempted a complete crackdown,
	sending security forces to attack protesters with tear gas, batons,
	and bullets; rather than retreating, the freedom movement grew in
	size and determination, crossing lines of religion, class, age, and
	ethnicity; it galvanized major cities, college campuses, and small
	towns all across Iran, as chants of "I will defend my sister"
	underlined the centrality of women in the struggle against a
	corrupt and brutal regime; and
	WHEREAS, Over 500 protesters have now been killed, including
	some 70 children, according to human rights monitors; nearly 20,000
	Iranians have been arrested, and at least 100 have received death
	sentences or been charged with capital offences; sham trials have
	already led to a number of executions; nevertheless, with women and
	youth at the forefront, resistance to authoritarian rule continues;
	and
	WHEREAS, Iranian women have taken the lead in a courageous
	fight for liberty, justice, and human rights, becoming agents of
	change, and their self-sacrifice and fierce resolve are a source of
	tremendous inspiration to people the world over; now, therefore, be
	it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature hereby express solidarity with the freedom movement in
	Iran and heartily commend the brave women who lead it.