'Bidar' by Tomaj Salehi or Iran's 'Bidar' Cinema? / Coordinated Soft Hybrid Operation Against Retribution for Killers of Law Enforcement Forces / Is This a Coordinated Anti-Security Project?

If Tomaj Salehi's song 'Bidar' is part of an advertising campaign, attention should be paid to the first campaign (Anahita Afshar's tearful video), and the Ministry of Culture's question to Saeed Khani is essential in this matter.

Eastern Culture and Art Service - In the days when the nation of Iran is witnessing the execution of justice for the brutal killers of the police forces in the events of January 1404 in Isfahan and some other cities, suddenly an atmosphere has formed in social networks and oppositional media that tries to question the punishments of retribution with the title "No to execution" and the release of a song by Tomaj Salehi called "Bidar".

At the same time, the movie "Bedar" directed and produced by Hossein Domari starring Shahab Hosseini, Mohammad Reza Froutan and Anahita Afshar will be released on 22 Mehr 1405. Is this coincidence coincidental or part of a purposeful design to create hype and mislead public opinion?

Revenge of the killers of the police forces; Justice that the enemy does not tolerate

During the January 1404 riots in Isfahan (including Malikshahr and Alikhani Square), a group of rioters armed with firearms, machetes, knives, axes, Molotov cocktails and incendiary materials attacked the police forces.

Four security officers were brutally martyred and even after their martyrdom, their bodies were desecrated. Buildings, police stations and public and private properties were destroyed and set on fire. After going through the legal procedures and approval of the Supreme Court, the Revolutionary Court issued and executed the death sentence of Alireza Sepahi and Alireza Raisi and some other main perpetrators of these crimes. Similar cases in Damghan (the murderer of Mohammad Javad Rahimi) and cases related to the January protests have also been implemented. This retribution is the system's decisive response to those who play with the blood of security officers and target people's security.

However, at the same time as this justice, a campaign has been launched in cyberspace that tries to make these verdicts look like "revenge" and "violation of human rights" with the slogan "No to execution".

Tomaj Salehi, a well-known rapper who has been arrested and prosecuted many times for provocative songs and supporting riots, released a song titled "Bedar" on Mehr 19, 1405. In his official post, he wrote: "The work of "Bedar" is a conflict between two thoughts for and against the death sentence, a sentence that can be issued by mistake anywhere in the world and can never compensate for its mistake. Dedicated to all those who lost their lives for freedom in any part of the world... Write #no_to_execution". Immediately, the links to Soundcloud and Spotify and other publishing portals of this song were also provided, and immediately accounts such as Laden Bazargan and some foreign activists praised it and introduced it as a "big step in litigation" and "transition from revenge to justice".

The movie "Bidar" directed by Hossein Domari, with the presence of Shahab Hosseini (the first full movie collaboration with Mohammad Reza Fortun), Anahita Afshar, Naser Hashemi, Behnaz Jafari and others, will be released on 22 Mehr 1405. The distribution contract was signed with "Khane Film", the poster was designed by Mohammad Rohul-Amin, and the summary of the story revolves around social-mystery themes.

The most important aspect before the screening was the release of a video of Anahita Afshar on social networks. With a crying face and a worried expression, he asked the audience not to republish the content that was attributed to him as a "private film". At first, no clear explanation was given and many thought that they were facing a real violation of privacy. But later it became clear that this video was part of the advertising campaign of the movie "Bedar".

This method of "shock marketing" created a wave of reactions and heated up the discussion of the ethics of movie advertising. Saeed Khani, director of the film house distribution, emphasized that this was not done by the distribution office and the film's own promotion team did it. Critics saw it as an abuse of collective trauma and people's sympathy for attention.

Now, with the release of Tomaj Salehi's song "Bedar" just before the release of the film, this question is raised: is the choice of the same title a coincidence or is it designed to create a wide virtual buzz on Twitter and Instagram at the same time as the release of the film and both (the song and the film) benefit from each other's visibility? If the song is part of the story's advertising campaign, you should pay attention to the first campaign (the tearful video of Anahita Afshar). That campaign showed that the advertising team of the film "Awake" does not shy away from boundary-breaking and deceptive methods to create psychological shock. Using people's feelings about women's privacy to promote a movie is exactly the same pattern that is now seen in exploiting the anti-death penalty emotional climate.

Is this an anti-security-advertisement project?

Such coincidences in the environment of the enemy's soft war are not accidental. Tomaj Salehi, who previously provoked public opinion with songs such as "Mouse Hole", "Faul", "Turkmenchai" and "We are still alive" and even his death sentence was raised in the past (although it was later changed), now appears with a song about execution, exactly at a time when the regime is carrying out revenge for the murderers of the police forces. Hostile media and foreign accounts immediately magnify it and make the hashtag #no_to_execution hot. This is despite the fact that the killers of the police forces were neither political prisoners nor victims of "command courts"; Rather, according to the documents of the case, they attacked the officers with weapons and killed them.

If we assume that the song "Bedar" is part of a wider design, several scenarios can be considered:

1. Cross-promotional exploitation of "Bidar" movie and music - the joint title causes a search for "Bidar" in cyberspace to bring up both the movie and the song. The film, which has already attracted attention with Anahita Afshar's video, is now also using the anti-execution wave. On the contrary, Tomaj's song gets more recognition and visibility from the name of the movie that has well-known actors.

2. diversionary operations; Foreign enemies, who cannot stop the execution of justice, are trying to divert public opinion from the crime of the people and the killers of the police forces by creating a cultural-artistic uproar and make the revenge look like "state violence". The use of rappers like Tomaj, who have a prison history and are supported by the Western media, is part of this soft war.

The truth is that the execution of murderers of people and police forces is not a personal revenge, but the implementation of the law of retribution, which is rooted in Sharia law and protection of public security. Those who take a stand against this revenge with songs and hashtags are actually supporting those who shed the blood of the officers. Tomaj Salehi, who was once facing heavy charges, now appears as a defender of the "right to life", while in the past he fueled the fire of riots with his songs.

Anahita Afshar's video campaign was a warning; When the line between reality and propaganda breaks down and people's emotions are exploited for commercial or political purposes, public trust is damaged. The same pattern is now seen in exploiting the emotional atmosphere surrounding executions. If the song "Awake" is really part of a coordinated campaign, its designers should be warned that the Iranian people will no longer be deceived by shock sales and common titles.

The Islamic system will not fail against the killers of the police forces. Justice will be served and virtual uproar and provocative songs cannot stop it. People are alert and recognize the difference between righteous retribution and media games. The real "awake" is the awakening of the nation against the deceptions of the enemy, not the title of a song or movie.