Iran: 133 people killed in anti-hijab protests after Mahsa Amini’s death

The Independent says At least 133 people have died since the beginning of historic anti-hijab protests in Iran, according to a rights organisation, with more than 40 of them killed in a brutal police crackdown on Friday alone.

The protests, sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody, have led to unprecedented demonstrations against the country’s rigid laws requiring head covering for women.

Women have come out on the streets burning their hijabs and cutting their hair in defiance.

The latest death toll comes from the Oslo-based organisation Iran Human Rights, which has been monitoring the demonstrations since they began in the capital Tehran, where Ms Amini was arrested by the country’s controversial “morality police” on 13 September.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-protests-mahsa-amini-deaths-b2191387.html