Masih Alinejad

Role
Journalist and activist posting from her public X account
Statement date

"I hope the US hear their voices and protect the victims while revoking the visa of the children of Islamic Republic, who support terror."

Source and context

Original post

Masih Alinejad’s April 11, 2026 X reply to Secretary Rubio (opens in a new tab)X post ID 2042971580788060427

About this source

Original public reply supporting government action. The post supports revocation/removal in general terms and does not independently establish facts about detention conditions.

Before the quotation

Alinejad replied directly to Rubio’s public post announcing the action.

After the quotation

She thanked Rubio and framed her request around protecting victims; the statement does not explicitly address detention conditions or duration.

Mixed or conditional
How this statement is classified

The reply supports government action in context but conditions its stated rationale on support for terror, which this record does not attribute to the family as fact.

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