Iranian woman dies after being beated by morality police over hijab law
Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurd,
dies after 'violent arrest' for infringing hijab rules amid Iranian
crackdown on women's dress
A 22-year-old woman has died in an Iranian hospital days after being detained by the regime’s morality police for allegedly not complying with the country’s hijab regulations. Mahsa Amini was travelling with her family from Iran’s western province of Kurdistan to the capital, Tehran, to visit relatives when she was reportedly arrested for failing to meet the country’s strict rules on women’s dress. Witnesses reported that Amini was beaten in the police van, an allegation the police deny.
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