RES-2023-008RESOLUTION NO. 2023 - 0 0 8
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM DECLARING SUPPORT OF THE IRANIAN-
AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND CONDEMNING THE
VIOLENCE PERPETRATED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF
IRAN AGAINST ITS PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY WOMEN,
GIRLS, AND STUDENTS
WHEREAS, the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are endowed to
all men and women by their Creator; and
WHEREAS, on September 16, 2022, 22-year-old Mahsa Zhina Amini passed
away in the custody of Iranian "morality police" following a 3-day coma due to wounds,
including bone fractures, hemorrhage, and cerebral edema consistent with severe beating,
inflicted by the police for purportedly wearing a hijab improperly; and
WHEREAS, the tragic death of Mahsa Zhina Amini has inspired numerous and
ongoing protests throughout Iran, resulting in thousands of arrests to extinguish the voices of
journalists, media figures, and members of the public who seek to amplify Iranians' desire for
personal freedoms, which the government of Iran has now blamed on the United States; and
WHEREAS, over the last 43 years, the government of Iran has committed
numerous acts of violence and human rights violations against its own people, particularly
against women, girls, and students; and
WHEREAS, since Mahsa Zhina Amini's death alone, the government of Iran has
been responsible for: the killing of more than 200 civilians; the gassing of those protesting for
women, life, and freedom; the brutal crackdown of university students' protests including at
Sharif University of Technology; the threatening of sexual violence as a means of silencing
opposition, the burning of Evin Prison that holds political prisoners, intellectuals, reporters, and
journalists; and
WHEREAS, the government of Iran has restricted the people's access to internet,
phone, and other forms of communication.
NOW, THEREFORE,, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of
Anaheim as follows:
1. That the City of Anaheim stands in solidarity with its Iranian -American
community members, particularly Iranian -American women, as their relatives and associates are
suffering through the current injustices in Iran.
2. That the City of Anaheim condemns the violent acts that are being perpetrated
against the Iranian people.
3. That the City of Anaheim calls upon the government of Iran to end its systemic
human rights violations.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution shall supersede any prior
Resolutions of the City Council to the extent of any inconsistency between the provisions
thereof.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Anaheim this 7t-h day of Feb. 2023, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Aitken and Council Members Rubalcava, Diaz,
Leon, Kurtz, Faessel and Meeks
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTES
CLE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, THERESA BASS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the
original Resolution No. 2023-008 adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the Anaheim
City Council held on the 7th day of February. 2023 by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: Mayor Aitken and Council Members Rubalcava, Diaz, Leon, Kurtz,
Faessel and Meeks
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 8th day of February, 2023.
CITY CLE K OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)