Only four months ago, Hossein Zoghi and his wife, writer Mahsa Mohebali, arrived in Catalonia escaping political persecution. The couple has moved to the Ripollès region with the help of the NGO Artists at Risk, after Tehran authorities banned them from working and confiscated their passports for 20 years.
“"The ayatollah government wants people to die so they can show the war as propaganda. That is why they do not warn the population with any kind of alert when bombings arrive."
Zoghi described the harsh judicial process they faced before leaving the country. According to the journalist, the Revolutionary Guard raided their home and detained his wife due to her literary work. Despite the distance, he remains in contact with his family despite Internet blackouts and the constant fear of phone tapping by the regime.
