Iranian women toss hijabs after 22-year-old arrested over 'improper' dress dies in custody | Details

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Massive protests broke out in Iran after the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini. Amini died in hospital on Friday, three days after she was arrested and allegedly beaten by the so-called 'morality police. Women protestors took their hijabs off to protest the mandatory veiling law in the country. In multiple videos that are going viral on social media showed protesters were seen shouting anti-government slogan. The latest incident has once again brought to focus Iran's discriminatory dress code.

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