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Lucy Sweeney and Nassim Khadem

Iran's women want a revolution, and this time the protest is driven by a globally connected movement

For two months, Iranian women have been marching in the streets, burning their hijabs and cutting off their hair in mass protests against the Islamic Republic.

What began as a response to the death of one young woman at the hands of the regime’s morality police has spiralled into a far-reaching movement calling for radical change, in the face of significant danger.

Protesters have reported being verbally abused, interrogated, beaten and raped, while others have been threatened with sexual violence.

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