Iranian women remove headscarves in protest at Mahsa Amini’s funeral
Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, women have been legally required to wear "Islamic" modest clothing.
Tehran: Several Iranian women on Saturday took off their headscarves as a mark of protest against the mandatory hijab during the funeral of Mahsa Amini, who died after being arrested by the morality police in Tehran on Tuesday.
22-year-old Mahsa Amini, died on Friday, days after her arrest by Iran’s morality police for wearing the hijab in an ‘improper manner’ as she had not fully covered her hair.
She was then assaulted in the police van while being driven to a detention center for a “re-education lesson”.
The funeral took place in the town of Saqqaz, Mahsa’s hometown, in the western Kurdistan province.
Several videos from the protests circulated on social media showing mourners at the funeral chanting “Death to the dictator.”
Masih Alinejad, an Iranian journalist and activist shared a video on Twitter and wrote, “Women of Iran-Saghez removed their headscarves in protest against the murder of Mahsa Amini 22 Yr old woman by hijab police and chanting: death to dictator! Removing the hijab is a punishable crime in Iran. We call on women and men around the world to show solidarity.”
