Protests have raged in Iran ever since the death of a young woman named Mahsa Amini in the capital city of Tehran. Here's everything you need to know:
upon political dissent—ever since the death of a young woman named Mahsa Amini in the capital city of Tehran on last month. Below, find all the details on who Amini was, why she was first detained by the Iranian morality police, and how her death has sparked a wave of resistance in Iran and elsewhere throughout the world., was a 22-year-old woman from the western city of Saqqez in Iran’s Kurdistan province.
Iranian security forces issued a statement claiming that Amini died of a heart attack at the detention center, although her family has disputed this claim, maintaining that their daughter was in perfect health when she was detained.
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