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Scott Lucas, Professor of International Politics, University College Dublin

Iran: 'hijab' protests challenge legitimacy of Islamic Republic

Giving the regime the finger: students protest in Isfahan, Iran. Reddit

Three weeks after the violent death of 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s morality police for the crime of wearing her hijab improperly, protests continue to rage across the country. These demonstrations defy both repression by security forces in the streets of major cities and restrictions on the internet. They challenge the legitimacy of a hardline regime whose authority appears to be eroding by the day.


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