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French actresses cut hair in solidarity with protesting Iranian women

Actress Juliette Binoche cuts her hair as a part of a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran. © Screengrab Instagram

Leading French actresses including Juliette Binoche and Isabelle Huppert have cut locks of hair in public displays of protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, the young Iranian woman who died in police custody, and in solidarity with protesting Iranian women.

In a video clip posted on Instagram, Binoche proclaimed, "for freedom," in English before snipped off a handful of her hair and holding it up to the camera.

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