WGA West's Middle Eastern Writers Committee Stands "In Solidarity" With Iranian Protesters

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : "The WGAW's Middle Eastern Writers Committee and the WGAW stand strongly behind the fearless and courageous women-led activists of Iran who are taking to the streets and putting their lives at risk to fight for a fundamental freedom we often take for granted, chanting 'woman, life, freedom.'
40% :"Currently, the government of Iran has restricted communication and access to social media platforms by shutting down the internet across the country, using censorship to shutter any form of dissent.
35% : Beth McCarthy-Miller To Repeat As Chair Of 75th Annual DGA AwardsAs protests continue to sweep across Iran following the death of a young woman who'd been detained by Iranian "morality police," the WGA West and its Middle Eastern Writers Committee have released a statement in solidarity with the women-led activists there.

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