Mahsa Amini was arrested when officers apparently found fault with her headscarf or hijab and died in their custody. The country's president wants her death to be investigated with "urgency and special attention.''
Twenty-two-year-old Mahsa Amini died after being arrested by Iran's morality police. Following her funeral, security forces reportedly fired tear gas against angry protesters.
By Celine Alkhaldi and Ramin Mostaghim Iranian police called the death of Mahsa Amini an “unfortunate incident” and denied that she was harmed physically in custody, semi-official news agency Fars News said on Monday.
The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after her arrest by Iran's "morality police" has not only triggered deadly protests but also rare outspoken criticism by top officials.Public anger has grown since authorities on Friday announced Amini's death following her arrest by the police unit responsible f…
Iran has come under pressure since the 22-year-old woman died in police custody. Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, meanwhile, decried the West's "double standards" on women's rights.
Death of Mahsa Amin, 22, after arrest by 'morality police' has angered many, who see it as part of Iran's heavy-handed policing of dissent and violent treatment of young women
Morality police took Mahsa Amini into custody for allegedly breaking hijab rules. She was never seen alive again, and eyewitnesses claim police beat her into a coma.
Iranians protests against last week's death of a young woman detained by police for wearing "unsuitable attire." Mahsa Amini, 22, was arrested in Tehran and fell into a coma while in detention.
Mahsa Amini was arrested for allegedly breaking hijab rules. She died after suffering multiple blows to the head. Now, Iranian women are burning their hijabs and cutting their hair short.
Iran's leadership has come under pressure since the 22-year-old woman died in police custody. President Ebrahim Raisi, meanwhile, has decried the West's "double standards" on women's rights.
Two Tehrans have been on show since Mahsa Amini died in morality police custody last week -- the city of black-clad women castigating "improper" dress and a rival city that resents being told what to…
Already racked by an economic crisis, Iranians have been taking to the streets to express fury over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the “morality police”, despite a deadly crackdown.…
A timeline of the witness accounts, reports by journalists and social media that have tracked the protests sweeping the country since the young Kurdish woman died at the hands of Iran’s morality police
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