As the world mourns the passing of Marjane Satrapi, I cannot help but reflect on her declining of the French Legion of Honor last year, calling out the hypocrisy of accepting such an award from a government that systematically fails the very Iranian refugees they claim to honor.
Her action stands out even more today, just weeks after France announced a nearly billion euro surge to further militarize Channel border security, a harsh crackdown on the exact routes desperately used by migrants fleeing the Khamenei regime.
Satrapi stood as a beacon of solidarity to those fleeing oppression, and the world is duller today without her in it.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2025/01/14/persepolis-author-refuses-french-award-over-iran-hypocrisy_6737034_7.html
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/04/23/uk-and-france-strike-new-channel-migration-deal-with-boosted-enforcement-and-funding_6752732_4.html
#FemmeVieLiberté #WomanLifeFreedom #MarjaneSatrapi #Iran #FRPol #Politics #UKPol #UKPolitics
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