Outrage in Iran after woman dies in police custody after arrest over "improper" hijab

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Lourdes:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/20/iran-mahsa-amini-death-hijab-protest/

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Security forces cracked down on protesters demonstrating across Iran over the death of a young woman in the custody of its so-called morality police, allegedly killing five.

The death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman from western Iran, during a visit to the capital this month has stirred outrage over the government’s increasingly strict enforcement of ultraconservative dress codes for women

Amini was detained as she exited a metro station, and she suffered a heart attack and slipped into a coma while in custody, state-affiliated media said. Her family insisted that she had no previous health problems, and activists asserted that she may have been beaten by police.

Monday marked the third day of unrest across Iran, with protests in numerous places, including Tehran, the capital. Two people were killed as security forces fired on protesters in the Kurdish city of Saqez — Amini’s hometown — while two more died in the town of Divandarreh and a fifth was killed in Dehgolan, according to Hengaw, a rights watchdog. The claims could not immediately be independently verified by The Washington Post.

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parochial boy:
The protests are incredible to see happening

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Effigies of Khamenei and Khomeini being burnt

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windjammer:
Hopefully this kleptocratic regime is going to fall but I'm not optimistic

DINGO Joe:
Apparently it's easier to protest in Iran than Russia

Gass3268:
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