Joss Stone espulsa dall'Iran: "Fermati in aeroporto e poi mandati via"

Teheran era l'ultima tappa di un lungo viaggio, come racconta la cantante britannica sui social: "Sapevamo che non ci poteva essere un concerto pubblico, dato che sono una donna ed è illegale in questo Paese. Tuttavia, siamo finiti nella 'lista nera'"

04 Luglio 2019

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Joss Stone è stata espulsa dall'Iran poche ore dopo l'arrivo a Teheran. Lo rivela la stessa cantante su Instagram, dove ha raccontato le tappe del lungo viaggio. "Bene, siamo arrivati in Iran, ci hanno fermato e poi espulso", racconta l'artista britannica in un video mentre è in aeroporto.

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So , our very last country on the list was Iran . We were aware there couldn’t be a public concert as I am a woman and that is illegal in this country. Personally I don’t fancy going to an Iranian prison nor am I trying to change the politics of the countries I visit nor do I wish to put other people in danger. However, it seems the authority’s don’t believe we wouldn’t be playing a public show so they have popped us on what they call the ‘black list ‘ as we found out when we turned up to the immigration hall. After long discussions with the most friendly charming and welcoming immigration people the decision was made to detain us for the night and to deport us in the morning. Of course I was gutted. So close yet so far, this moment broke a little piece of my heart. Then I realised the silver lining was bright. I told them my story and explained my mission, to bring good feeling with what I have to give and show those who want to look, the positives of our globe. All with the understanding that public performance wasn’t an option in this scenario. I still have to walk forward towards that goal some way some how. And of course music is my driver. Doesn’t mean we have to brake any laws though. There is music everywhere. Even here, we just have to play by there rules and they have to believe we will. It’s a trust thing. They were so kind to us, at one point I started to question it. The question whirled around my head, were they just luring is into a false sense of security so we would walk into our jail cells quietly with out a drama? Nope , these people are genuinely nice kind people that felt bad that they couldn’t over ride the system. They didn’t speak English so well so the translator Mohamed, who clearly had a lovely soul conveyed the message that they hoped we would go to embassy to sort it all out and come back, they were refusing us entry with a heavy heart and were so sorry. After Mo had left, the officers kept telling us sorry. They said sorry all the way through this process and kept saying this till we got on the plane they were sending us away on. We were the ones that should have been apologising for not having our correct paper work. The ball

Un post condiviso da Joss Stone (@jossstone) in data: 3 Lug 2019 alle ore 4:50 PDT

"Il nostro ultimo Paese nella lista era l'Iran" scrive la cantante in un lungo post. "Sapevamo che non ci poteva essere un concerto pubblico, dato che sono una donna ed è illegale in questo Paese. Personalmente non mi va di andare in una prigione iraniana, né sto cercando di cambiare la politica dei Paesi che visito, né desidero mettere in pericolo altre persone. Tuttavia, sembra che l'autorità non creda che non faremo un concerto pubblico, così ci hanno spuntato su quella che chiamano la 'lista nera', come abbiamo scoperto quando siamo arrivati nella sala immigrazione. Dopo lunghe discussioni con persone affabili e amichevoli, è stata presa la decisione di trattenerci per la notte e di mandarci via al mattino. Così vicino ma così lontano, questo momento ha spezzato un pezzettino del mio cuore".