Thousands took to the streets after a 22-year-old woman died in Iranian 'morality police' custody for allegedly wearing her hijab incorrectly.
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Amini’s death follows a number of similar arrests by the morality police, who have reportedly thrown women into vans despite family members’ protests, and whose actionsWearing a hijab has been mandatory for women in Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, but many have strived to defy this law. This year, on July 12, Iran’s “National Day of Hijab and Chastity,” activists urged women to
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