I haven’t translated the words of the marriage ceremony. In Iran, the only marriage the state recognises is an Islamic one, and I hate that this is forced on us. But please read why these two people got married tonight. Alireza is 24, Tonight, he married Mahshad Keshani, the woman he loves, hoping they might be allowed to see each other one last time before he is executed. That was his last request. To see her💔 When they came to arrest him at home, several men held him down and shot him four times in the legs. They arrested his teenage sister, his brother and his mum. They wrecked everything in the house, including the things his sister had been saving for her wedding. After an operation to remove the bullets, he was sent straight back to prison to be tortured into confessing. They kept his mum in the next room so she would know what they were doing to him. When he wouldn’t confess, they tortured her in front of him. His mum now faces five years in prison. He has already been taken to the gallows once. He suffered a stroke. He watched someone he loved dearly being executed. I can’t stop thinking about the two of them getting married tonight. Whether they were even allowed to hear each other’s voices. What she could possibly say to him if that visit is allowed. How you let go of someone’s hand when you know what they’re going to do to him. He’s 24, He should be worrying about paying the rent and how they’ll afford a wedding. His mum should be fussing over them. They should have time. Instead, they’ve got married in the hope that someone will let them say goodbye. I’m so fucking angry that this is what they’ve done to people in my country. Even a moment with the person you love has to be begged for. #AlirezaSepahi