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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Mahsa Amini Not Forgotten in Iran Six Months after Death

An woman holds a portrait of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian woman who died after being arrested in Tehran by the morality police, during a demonstration in front of the German lower house of parliament (Bundestag), on the occasion of the International Women's Day, on March 8, 2023. (AFP)

Six months ago this week, Mahsa Amini was arrested for allegedly flouting Iran's strict dress code for women. Within days she was dead, sparking the country's biggest protests in years.

The 22-year ethnic Kurd became a household name inside Iran, a rallying point for demands for change. Around the world, she became a hero for women's rights campaigners and a symbol for Western opponents of the Tehran regime.

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