Larissa Waters (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Since Jina Mahsa Amini's death in custody two years ago, we have seen brave women and allies unite against the oppressive Iranian regime. Yesterday, on the second anniversary of Ms Amini's tragic death, courageous women political prisoners were heard chanting, 'Woman, life, freedom.' Thirty-four women prisoners began a hunger strike, starting yesterday. The fight for freedom for women and girls in Iran is far from over.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, IRGC, continues to commit severe human rights violations, particularly against women and girls in Iran. We welcome the Albanese government's announcement today to impose sanctions and travel bans on an additional five Iranian individuals who have been complicit in the violent repression of protests in Iran, but the Greens are calling on the Albanese government to go further and declare the IRGC a terrorist organisation.

The Australian Greens remain in solidarity with the women and girls of Iran. We condemn the Iranian regime's ongoing crackdown on human rights activists.