[custom_adv] On Saturday morning, Mrs. Shahla Safi Zamir, better known among as Marjan, a popular singer and former political prisoner, died in a hospital in Los Angeles. The tragic event marked the end of Marjan's four decades of staunch resistance against the most vicious tyranny history. [custom_adv] In the 1980s, Marjan was arrested and imprisoned by the mullahs’ regime because of her support for the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK). During her years in prison, despite the torture and mistreatment of prison authorities, Marjan remained persistent in her ideals and support for freedom and democracy in Iran. [custom_adv] After being released from prison, she refrained from cooperating with the regime and did not lend her talent and art to the mullahs. After fleeing in the early 2000s, she joined the PMOI/MEK and the Resistance. For two decades, she was the inspiring voice of oppressed women and girls. In the dark of the night, her voice gave glad tidings of looming dawn. [custom_adv] Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance (NCRI), described Marjan as an example of female artists “who rose up and fought the regime, are genuine representatives of the suffering of Iranian women and their passionate desire for liberation.” [custom_adv] Marjan was born in 1948 and began her career in art at an early age. After a few stints as reporter and TV host, she entered cinema. She eventually became a renowned singer across. [custom_adv] After the 1979 revolution, the mullahs put severe restrictions on singing and acting. Marjan was arrested on several accounts for her performance and later because of her support for the MEK. In 1982, she was arrested and spent two years in prison, including eight months in solitary confinement. [custom_adv] After her release, she was silenced until 2000, when she managed to flee the country and take asylum in the United States. There, for the first time in 26 years, her voice was heard at the convention of the resistance in Washington D.C.
