From the Evin Prison
the lyrics of this song are based on words from letters by Mahvash Sabet. read about her letter & story
Mahvash Sabet is an award-winning poet and teacher from Iran. In 2017, she was chosen as the winner of the PEN Pinter Prize for a Writer of Courage by fellow poet Michael Longley.
Having already spent several long years in detention between 2008 and 2017, Mahvash Sabet was once again arrested in Iran in July 2022. She has since been sentenced to a further ten years in Iran's notorious Evin prison on spurious charges and is currently fighting for her life due to serious illness.
Bijan Khadem-Missagh wrote this song in honour of Mahvash Sabet and all innocent people unjustly being persecuted.
music by Bijan Khadem-Missagh
interpretation by the Dawn of the Light Collective
featuring Tina Zormandan, vocals & arrangement
Monika Lang, piano
Marina Waigl, santur
Bijan Khadem-Missagh, violin
Thomas Lang, recording engineer
produced by Bijan Khadem-Missagh
video by Alexander Rieck