Iran reels under massive anti-hijab protests over Mahsa Amini’s death in custody: What has happened so far
India Today
Mahsa Amini’s death for "unsuitable attire" attracted strong ire as in recent years, millions of Iranian women have opposed the law which makes hijab compulsory for women in Iran.
For the last five days, Iran has been reeling under massive protests by women against the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who had been detained by the country’s "morality police" for violating the Islamic nation's conservative dress code. The incident has unleashed a flood of simmering anger among women in the country.
The unrest in Tehran has now risen to another level with a video going viral of a woman chopping her hair in public in the capital. Upon seeing this, several women on social media started uploading their videos of chopping off hair and setting their hijabs on fire.
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Amini’s death for "unsuitable attire" attracted strong ire as in recent years, millions of Iranian women have opposed the law which makes hijab compulsory for women in Iran. Under Iran's sharia (Islamic) law, imposed after the 1979 revolution, women are obliged to cover their hair and wear long, loose-fitting clothes to disguise their figures. Violators face public rebuke, fines or arrest. The morality police are charged with enforcing that and other restrictions, which has been criticized in recent years, especially for its treatment of young women.
# Last week, Mahsa Amini died after falling into a coma following her detention a week ago for allegedly not complying with strict rules on head coverings for women.
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