{"id":30174,"date":"2022-11-23T11:52:15","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T11:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=30174"},"modified":"2022-12-16T01:48:31","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T01:48:31","slug":"i-cried-painting-every-single-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/i-cried-painting-every-single-name\/","title":{"rendered":"“I cried painting every name” – Cardiff’s Iranian protest art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sahar Saki is the artist creating and commissioning murals across Wales’ capital to document people who have been killed or arrested in the protests in Iran. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She calls her campaign the WLF festival, with women, life and freedom at its heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“(It’s) a mural festival to make awareness about the feminist revolution that is happening in Iran right now.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With each piece, the intention is to mourn the loss of people who have opposed the Iranian government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“I cried with painting every single name, it was painful it was my way of grieving, and the saddest part is that the list is getting bigger and bigger and these are not all the names.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

UN officials estimate that around 14,000 people have been arrested, with Reuters reporting between 300 and 468 deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first known execution of a prisoner since the Iranian protests began, Mohsen Shekari, was carried out near the beginning of this month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is also concern that many more of those arrested may be sentenced to death. This includes journalist Niloofar Hamedi, who the artist describes as “her who is made of fire.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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