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  2. Death of Mahsa Amini - Wikipedia

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    On September 16, 2022, Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian girl was killed in the custody of Iran's morality police in Tehran, for not properly wearing a compulsory hijab. In Iran, the slogan "Women, Life, Freedom" was first used at Mahsa's burial and later followed through nationwide protests against the totalitarian regime of Iran."

  3. Death of Armita Geravand - Wikipedia

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    The argument turned violent, and the hijab enforcer physically attacked her. According to the Tehran and Houmah Metro Company, the TWM-EM-1203 series subway car that Geravand boarded is equipped with multiple video surveillance cameras. [9] However, Iranian news agencies have not released any footage from inside the train. [3] [10]

  4. Deaths during the Mahsa Amini protests - Wikipedia

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    By December 17, 2022, at least 469 people have been killed. 374 of the deaths were men and 63 of the deaths were children and 32 were women. 39 protesters are also at risk of execution [18] According to the Iranian government, around 200 people have died during the protest. [19] Human rights activists assume a high number of unreported deaths. [11]

  5. Why are women burning their hijabs in protest in Iran? - AOL

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    LONDON — Protests led by women have erupted across Iran following the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody. Mahsa Amini, from Kurdistan, was visiting Tehran on Sept. 13 when she was ...

  6. A year ago, an Iranian woman's death sparked hijab protests ...

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    These days, with uncovered women a common sight on Tehran streets, authorities have begun raiding companies where women employees or customers have been seen without the headscarf, or hijab. Iran ...

  7. Fury grows in Iran over death of woman in custody - AOL

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    STORY: Protesters took to the streets of Iran's capital Tehran for a third day on Monday over the death of a woman in police custody. 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was arrested last week by morality ...

  8. Mahsa Amini protests - Wikipedia

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    A young woman walks down a street in Tehran, her hair uncovered, her jeans ripped, a bit of midriff exposed to the hot Iranian sun. An unmarried couple walk hand in hand. A woman holds her head high when asked by Iran's once-feared morality police to put a hijab on, and tells them: "Screw you!" [152]

  9. Iran police call woman's death 'unfortunate' as protests persist

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    DUBAI (Reuters) -Iranian police said on Monday the death of a young woman in custody was an "unfortunate incident", a semi-official news agency reported, and denied accusations of mistreatment ...