:focal(2750.5x1392.5:2760.5x1382.5):watermark(cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ipmgroup/BJHEN36IPZENPF43EEHTEVACCM.png,0,-0,0,100)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ipmgroup/ZGJ6YII64FGRFP5TO5F53TNZVY.png "“Activist Locks Herself in Tiny Cell to Protest Inhumane Treatment of Godfather in Iran”")
“He is in a cell two meters by two, without windows, without anything. He no longer has a mattress. Recently, he lost his few personal belongings. He can no longer stand up because the pain is so intense and mentally he is exhausted”, repeated the young woman at the microphone of LN24, who wants to show how the treatment reserved for her godfather “is humiliating and inhuman. “.
She locked herself in a cell replicating that of Olivier Vandecasteele, measuring only two meters by two and devoid of any comfort, and will remain locked there for 24 hours. This installation will be present on the Grand-Place in Tournai, where a giant photo of Olivier is already on display.
The aim of Manon’s initiative is to highlight the mistreatment suffered by her godfather since the beginning of his detention in Iran. By feeling part of the harsh conditions in which he is being held, Manon hopes to inspire people to take action and demand justice for her godfather.
