Women in Iran remove hijab to protest against the Government

Issue of a young woman dying after being arrested for not wearing hijab

Tehran (Iran) – Women in Sakez (Iran-W) commenced agitation on 17^th September against the Government by removing their hijab. 22-year-old Mahasa Amini died after being arrested by the Police for violating the rules regarding hijab. Women in Iran have become aggressive in protesting against her death.

Videos of this agitation of removing hijab are posted extensively on social media. Hijab is mandatory in Iran. Removing hijab is punishable offense in Iran.

Iranian women take off hijab to protest against ‘morality police’ over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini https://t.co/r2FQYZbPPi

— OpIndia.com (@OpIndia_com) September 18, 2022

What is the case ?

Police had arrested 22-year-old Mahasa Amini on 13^th September for not wearing hijab. But after 3 days she died while taking to a hospital for becoming unconscious in jail. Mahasa had come to Tehran to meet her family. Soon after she was arrested she went into coma. She was taken to hospital, but till then she had died. According to her family Mahasa was healthy, her death was suspicious. Police denied the charge that Mahasa was beaten up by them in jail.