The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini has influenced mass protests across Iran, after being killed by morality police due to headscarf rulesSince September 16th, a week of protests has been occurring across over half of Iran’s provinces, in resistance to the brutality of Iran’s morality police, who regulate the mandatory headscarf rule to which women must adhere. However, Ms. Amini has not been the only victim of the morality police, who are the Islamic religious police of Iran enforcing religious laws on citizens. What has happened so far in the Iran protests? The Iran protests quickly caught international attention, as some women began cutting their hair in defiance of police brutality. This was only hours after the US had announced sanctions to be placed on Iranian morality police.

Source: The Guardian September 23, 2022 19:57 UTC