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Added on the 22/09/2022 21:06:48 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Amini, a Kurdish-Iranian woman, died three days after she was arrested by the morality police, allegedly for violating the laws that require women to cover their hair in public.
Amateur images show Iranian protesters marking 40 days since the death of Mahsa Amini, by blocking traffic in a street in the capital Tehran and gathering at her burial place in Amini's hometown of Saqqez. Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian of Kurdish origin, died on September 16, three days after her arrest by the morality police for allegedly violating the dress code.
Iran's morality police arrested Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdistan native, on 13 September in Tehran for "wearing unsuitable attire". She died three days later in hospital.
Thousands of people gather in Vancouver to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini. Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd, died a few days after her arrest by religious police for allegedly violating the strict dress code for women in force since shortly after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. IMAGES
September 22 2022: Iranian demonstrators take to the streets of the capital Tehran, burning their headscarves and setting fire to trash bins amid ongoing protests. Demonstrations have rocked major cities across Iran for eight straight nights since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. AFP OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING VIDEO OUTSIDE IRAN.