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MAHSA AMINI mahsa-amini - Coggle Diagram
MAHSA AMIN
I
16 September 2022
In Teheran on holiday with family
morality police
a special body of the Iranian police force
they make sure that women respect the dress code
headscarf (hijab)
loose clothing
arrested by the
Morality Police
reason: not wearing hijab properly
died while in custody
government say she had health problems
family say she was beaten
22 years old
student
From Kurdistan, in north-west Iran
Kurds
ethnic minority
discriminated
Mahsa = name for official documents
Jina = name used in the family
meaning = eternal
protests in Iran
people are tired
oppressive theocracy
Theocracy = government controlled by religious leaders
terrible economic conditions
lack of freedom
women and men are united
women protest in public
cut their hair
burn their hijabs
social media
used to spread the news about the situation
Iranian government
crack down the protest
arrest and torture activists and journalists
kill protesters (women, men, old people, children)
say the protest is organized by the USA
stopped celebrations of anniversary of Mahsa's death (September 2023)
protests all over the world
supporting Iran
