Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you for the important question. As I mentioned before, the Islamic Republic is systematically trying to get rid of the artists, cultural influencers and intellectuals. What they're trying to do is eliminate part of our memory of what Iran was and of our culture. They're trying to fabricate a history and push the middle class out.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  There was a question about how putting IRGC on a terrorist list can help. I was going through the Public Safety Canada website, and there are lists of all these organizations that are listed as terrorists. If you go through that list, you see that a good portion of them, although not most of them, get training and money from the IRGC.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you, Mr. Ehsassi. Toomaj Salehi was one of the first Iranian artists who came out in support of the Iranian people when they took to the street. His lyrics, his background as a metal shop worker, and his upbringing where he came from made him very popular, because he came from a segment of society where he felt the pain and he knew what was going on in Iran.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Hi. I am Arash Sobhani. Thank you. Honourable members of Parliament, thank you for the opportunity to speak before you today. The Iranian struggle stands apart from any other. Since its inception, the Islamic Republic has waged a relentless war, not against a political party, a specific ideology or a rival, but against a way of life.