Woman, Life, Freedom: two years of defiance in Iran
Iran’s women’s rights movement now joins widespread unrest, as pensioners, steelworkers and students unite against corruption, repression and economic mismanagement by the theocratic regime, writes STEVE BISHOP
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THIS weekend marks the second anniversary of the murder in custody of 22-year-old-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, at the hands of the security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The murder of Amini gave rise to the Woman, Life, Freedom movement which has swept across Iran for the past two years and challenged the orthodoxy of theocratic dictatorship, which has gripped Iran for over 40 years.
Following the death in custody of Amini in September 2022, detained for allegedly not following oppressive hijab rules, protests took place across all regions in Iran. Demonstrations of opposition to the regime extended beyond the major cities and into the traditionally more conservative small towns and countryside areas.
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