Belgium s foreign minister and two other lawmakers cut their hair in parliament, in solidarity with anti-government demonstrations in Iran triggered by the
Protests have spread across Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who died in police custody on 16 September 2022, after A powerful video of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe cutting her hair in support of Iranian protestors is spreading online.
On 13 September, a 22-year-old Iranian woman was arrested in Tehran by the Islamic Republic's "morality police" for wearing her headscarf too loosely. Iran's protests following Mahsa Amini's death continues, but as the government cracks down on their internet, it is up to us to keep the conversation going.
Critics of the Iranian regime are dismayed that Belgium’s parliament has approved a controversial treaty with Iran that will likely allow for the repatriation of an Iranian diplomat serving a lengthy prison sentence for terrorism.