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Interview with Nele, Nika Shakarami’s girlfriend by Zeit Magazine

‘‘Nika loved the moon, and it became an important symbol in their relationship, says Nele. When they missed each other, they would say: “We don’t live in the same country, but beneath the same sky.” Sometimes, Nika would tell Nele over the phone that she was looking at the moon, saying: You should go outside too, Nele, so we can look at it together. They even called each other “my moonie.” Or Niki and Neli. Or Haku and Chihiro, like the main characters in the anime film “Spirited Away,” which both of them loved. The story involves a courageous boy helping a shy girl escape a world full of monsters. “That was us,” Nele says today‘‘

Nika Shakarami was a 16 year old brave Iranian girl who was kidnapped by the police during the ongoing protests in Iran, brutally tortured, raped and murdered in cold blood. Her burial was on her birthday. Say her name, Nika Shakarami

Pixelated grayscale and red image of a woman, face obscured, holding up her scarf, the other hand, a fist by her side. Superimposed above her image, the words Woman! Life! Freedom!

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Protest Art

An art gallery in Tehran

The teargas effect is reduced by smoke. That's one of the reasons why protesters put dumpster cans on fire. The smoke null the teargas. Cigarette smoke is also helpful when blowing in face. It soothes the eyes.