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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Weronika Strzyżyńska

Iranian woman dies ‘after being beaten by morality police’ over hijab law

a young woman in a loose hijab pictured in the countryside
Mahsa Amini was taken to hospital in a coma after being beaten by Iran’s morality police amid a crackdown for infringements of strict hijab laws. Photograph: Twitter

A 22-year-old woman has died in an Iranian hospital days after being detained by the regime’s morality police for allegedly not complying with the country’s hijab regulations.

Mahsa Amini was travelling with her family from Iran’s western province of Kurdistan to the capital, Tehran, to visit relatives when she was reportedly arrested for failing to meet the country’s strict rules on women’s dress.

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