we saw that in the cemetery women are throwing their scarves and it was as if, for the first time, the entire society was receiving women, showing this act, and it has taken a long time for women to achieve that. they have gone beyond their fear to communicate with the society and i think that was a turning point in the feminist movement in iran. women, life, freedom, the words chanted by protesters at mahsa s funeral, struck a chord in every corner of iran and before long protest spread like wildfire across the country. they killed mahsa for a little bit of hair, just a bit of hair was visible, and look what is going on now in iran, we are removing the hijab completely. because mahsa is not a death in iran, she is becoming a symbol of resistance against religious dictatorship. compulsory hijab and strict rules on women were imposed under the islamic revolution a0 years ago and now even high school girls are daring to challenge, removing headscarves and chanting death to t
violence saying democracy itself will be on the ballot paper in next week s midterm elections. mr biden accused the former president donald trump and his supporters of undermining democracy and fuelling anger and violence. it has just it hasjust gone it has just gone to 30 am here on bbc news. now on bbc news, iran: women rising. chanting the death of a young kurdish woman in iran has sparked unprecedented protest across the country. the security forces have cracked down but, weeks on, there is no sign of the protesters backing down. some of the biggest demonstration so far took place a0 days after mahsa amini died. the bbc can t operate freely in iran so we rely on people sending us videos from inside the country. this time, iran s tiktok generation are at the forefront of this challenge to the islamic regime. rights in iran. and the world 7 in early september, mahsa amini, a 22 year old woman, and her brother, travelled from a kurdish city in western iran to visit th
Iran's authorities detain activists ahead of September 16 anniversary of death of 21-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody, sparking nationwide protests.
Iran's authorities detain activists ahead of September 16 anniversary of death of 21-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody, sparking nationwide protests.
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