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In her message from the notorious Evin prison to the Iranian people, Maryam Akbari-Monfared vowed to continue standing \u201cshoulder to shoulder\u201d with the families of protesters slain during the recent uprising.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Originally published in the Independent<\/a>, Maryam Akbari\u2019s letter foretells over a decade of her sufferance in the regime\u2019s prisons but also shows her strong spirit despite the regime\u2019s efforts to break her.\u00a0 Mrs. Akbari-Monfared, a mother of three, was arrested in 2009 for supporting the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a> (PMOI\/MEK).\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis is not a 4,000-page story, but the pure reality of life under the domination of fascists who imposed it on us while we refused to give in. On this side of the bars, in the dark desert of torture and oppression, as far as one can see \u2013 even where one cannot see \u2013 there is just vileness and brutality,\u201d the letter reads.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAs of December 29, 2022, thirteen years have passed since I was separated from my 4-year-old Sarah and my two 12-year-old daughters on that winter midnight,\u201d she wrote, adding, \u201cWithout giving me a chance to say goodbye to my loved ones, they took me to Evin prison to give some explanations and made the ridiculous promise that \u2018you will return to your children in the morning.\u2019\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Yet, Maryam Akbari<\/a> didn\u2019t write to share her plight with people; her letter is in solidarity with her risen compatriots, who are making a revolution and rewriting history, therefore giving hope to Maryam and other political prisoners.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWith the news of every protest and every uprising, and with the sparks of this rebellious flame, the hearts of women whose only hope of freedom is to break these iron gates are filled with hope.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n She also advised brave young Iranians on the street to never trust the regime\u2019s interrogators if arrested.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cTo my daughters and sons, who are bravely on the streets … I say: if you are arrested, do not trust the interrogators even an iota.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n #Exclusive<\/a> | Mother in Iran jail for 13 years shares letter from inside \u2018brutal, hell-like\u2019 prison \ud83d\udd34 https:\/\/t.co\/WQxG7kEYRl<\/a><\/p>\n — The Independent (@Independent) January 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n