Shervin’s powerful “Baraye” (meaning “For” in Farsi,) is composed of tweets of the reasons why Iranians were joining the protests including "women’s, childrens and refugees rights; protesting theocracy and outdated social norms; advocating against political corruption and for freedom of speech."
The viral song lead to Hajipour’s arrest. A global outrage over his arrest led to his release but culminated in the removal of his video and a forced apology. Shervin has been silenced ever since and barred from leaving the country but the song remains as a reminder of what he stood for and for the protests were for.
“Baraye” has played a historic role as a global anthem for the #womanlifefreedom movement, becoming the single most covered protest song in Iran’s history. Coldplay too performed the song at their concert.
It has been 141-days since the protests began and at least 527-innocent protesters have been killed by IR forces with 70 of those being children. 4 protesters have been executed. Around 19,623 protesters remain in prison, with dozens at risk of execution including the rappers #ToomajSalehi and #SamanYasin.