There is a dramatic show of defiance against the regime in Iran following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died last week in the custody of Iran's so-called 'morality police,' a notorious unit which enforces compulsory head scarf laws.
Amini's suspicious death has become a symbol of the violent oppression women have faced in Iran for decades -- and protesters say that, once again, the regime has blood on its hands.
Instead, they say they encountered a sea of other families also searching for loved ones -- many of whom said they were threatened by police. On Thursday, the U.S. sanctioned several morality police and security officials it believes are responsible for Amini's death.Amini's family last saw her alive on September 13, when she was being "punched in the head" by Tehran's morality police in the back of a car before being driven away, her cousin Diako Aili, told CNN.
For Shima Babaei, who fled Iran in 2020 after serving time in Tehran's infamous Evin prison for not wearing a headscarf, Amini's death is particularly unnerving.
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