France, March 8 -- To mark International Women's Day, dozens of French cultural institutions have decorated the facades and interior spaces of their buildings with posters evoking the "Woman, Life, Freedom" protest movement in Iran.

Woman. Life. Freedom. For five months these words have been synonymous with struggle and hope for Iranians who have taken to the streets to fight for their freedom and their rights, risking their lives in the process.

Since the death of Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman killed by the Iranian morality police on 16 September, 2022, a citizen uprising quickly swept across Iran and spread to capitals around the world.

Protestors are demanding more freedom, in particular the end of the compulsory wearing of the...