PhotosProtests Against Woman's Death Over Hijab Rules Continue Across Iran
Protests Against Woman's Death Over Hijab Rules Continue Across Iran
Women are at the forefront of nationwide protests in Iran that erupted after the alleged custodial death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was detained and allegedly beaten by Iran's morality police for not covering her head properly. Women in Iran are required to cover their heads with hijab in public. Since Amini's death, women have led protests across Iran in which they have defied the Iranian regime by cutting their hair publicly, walking with uncovered heads, and burning their hijabs.
A woman shows a placard with a photo of of Iranian Mahsa Amini as she attends a protest against her death, in Berlin, Germany.
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An Iranian woman cuts a lock of her hair during a rally against the death of Iranian Mahsa Amini in Bern, Switzerland. Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died in Iran while in police custody, was arrested by Iran's morality police for allegedly violating its strictly-enforced dress code.
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A woman cuts her hair during a protest against the death of Iranian Mahsa Amini, at central Syntagma square, in Athens, Greece.
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Samane Fatemeh Riehani, an Iranian hairdresser who lives in Zagreb cuts her hair in support of the protests in Iran during a demonstration outside the Iranian embassy in Zagreb, Croatia.
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An Iranian woman cuts a lock of her hair during a rally against the death of Iranian Mahsa Amini, in front of the Chilean Human Rights Institute building in Santiago, Chile.
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An Iranian woman cuts a lock of her hair during a rally against the death of Iranian Mahsa Amini, in front of the Chilean Human Rights Institute building in Santiago, Chile.
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A woman cuts her hair during a demonstration to show support for Iranian protesters standing up to their leadership over the death of a young woman in police custody in Paris.
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A woman cuts her hair during a protest against the death of Iranian Mahsa Amini, in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Women hug each others during a protest against the death of Iranian Mahsa Amini, in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Strands of hair lie on the ground after being cut by several women during a protest against the death of Iranian Mahsa Amini, in Istanbul, Turkey.