Banning 22 religious military fanatics who will never visit NZ isn’t much of a response to Iran’s brutality
Well, the good news is ‘something’ has been done…
The Government has imposed travel bans on 22 Iranian security officials and the regime’s morality police in response to the death of Mahsa Amini and Iran’s violent response to the protests over it.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced the step after months of protests in New Zealand and calls for the Government to do more.
…the bad news is that it isn’t much.
Banning 22 religious military fanatics who will never visit NZ isn’t much of a response to Iran’s brutality.
In Iran, the popular protest movement against violent morality police and the brutal oppression of women and all civil rights only continues to grow and build with every passing week.
Our weak response to Iran’s brutality hasn’t been the kind of rallying call of moral certainty it should be.
Golriz and the Greens has shown real leadership on criticising Iran.
To date Labour have not.
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