The Exec­u­tive Coun­cil of Aus­tralian Jew­ry (ECAJ) is shocked and sad­dened by the recent gov­ern­ment repres­sion in Iran and the ensu­ing loss of life and mass arrests which have giv­en rise to the cur­rent Inquiry. This sub­mis­sion is a trib­ute to the brav­ery of Ira­ni­ans, espe­cial­ly women, who are strug­gling for free­dom and jus­tice in their own coun­try in the face of a bru­tal theo­crat­ic dic­ta­tor­ship.