Edinburgh mural marking the deaths of protestors in Iran

That this House welcomes the unveiling, on 1 March 2026, of a mural on St John’s Church on Princes Street in Edinburgh honouring Iran’s anti-regime protestors; notes that the mural was created by Edinburgh-based artist Greg Mitchell with input from the local Iranian community; further notes that the project was delivered as a partnership between St John’s Church and the Women, Life, Freedom movement; also notes that the phrase Woman, Life, Freedom has become the defining slogan of the movement that arose in Iran following the brutal death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police in September 2022; agrees that the mural is a fitting commemoration of the thousands of people who were brutally killed in the January 2026 uprising, including heroic firefighter Hamid Mahdavi, who is depicted in the artwork; further agrees with St John’s Church Rector Revd David Bagnall, in his call for all Iranian people, in Scotland and in Iran and all around the world, to be able to live in peace and have a brighter future; and calls on the UK Government to work closely with international partners to support efforts to secure lasting peace, justice, and democracy for the people of Iran.