Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Karen Bass is elected as the first female mayor of Los Angeles, Congress passes a bill voiding NDAs involving sexual misconduct, and activists call for Iran’s removal from the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women.
- Calls for removal. Protests have exploded across Iran in the two months following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in police custody. More than 348 protestors have been killed and over 15,000 arrested. Many arrested await trial and face long prison sentences or even execution.
Iran has dealt with recurring protests since December 2017, but the current protests mark a significant shift.
