Mahsa Amini, 22, died days after her arrest for allegedly not complying with rules on head coverings.
A 22-year-old Iranian woman has died days after being arrested by morality police for allegedly not complying with strict rules on head coverings.
Ms Amini's family say that she was a healthy young woman with no medical conditions that would explain a sudden heart problem. Tehran police said Ms Amini had been arrested for "justification and education" about the hijab, the headscarf which is mandatory for all women to wear. Many Iranians, including pro-government individuals, are expressing their outrage on social media platforms regarding the very existence of the morality police, also known as Guidance Patrols, and are using hashtags that translate as Murder Patrols.
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