Videos with variations of the tag MahsaAmini have garnered more than 135 million views on TikTok.
in a defiant act of opposition against the law and in solidarity with Amini.
On the streets, many women are also removing and burning their hijabs, with some men also joining in solidarity. “This video brought tears to my eyes,” Iranian journalist and activistshared on Twitter, along with a shared video of a protest in Tehran showing a group burning a hijab. “The woman who took the video says; our dream comes true. Finally, we are burning the symbol of our oppression in the street.
reported. Amini was taken to the detention center to be “educated” on the proper way to wear a hijab, police had said., Amini’s brother said he was waiting outside the center following his sister's arrest, but to his surprise, an ambulance came to pick up his sister following what police claimed was a heart attack.
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