Mahsa Amini has died after being detained by so-called ‘morality police’ in Iran for not wearing a hijab, sparking days of protests in Tehran and western Iran.
A woman has died after being detained by so-called ‘morality police’ in Iran for not wearing a, sparking days of protests in Tehran and western Iran. Mahsa Amini, 22, fell into a coma hours after being held by police and died in hospital three days later. Witnesses accused officers of beating her, but Tehran’s police chief has denied all wrongdoing.
Mahsa’s father, Amjad Amini, has told news outlets that he believed the footage is ‘edited’, stating that his daughter was ‘fit and had no health problems’. He accused police of not transferring her to hospital promptly enough, and that when he arrived at hospital, he was not allowed to view the body but was able to get a quick glimpse that showed bruising on her foot.
On the day of Mahsa’s funeral, protests erupted and have since continued. Security forces reportedly opened fire on a crowd, with clashes between protesters and riot police in Sanandaj, Kurdistan’s capital, occurring over the weekend.
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