You’ll be shocked when you know why women are cutting their hair

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Protests erupted across Iran after Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, was killed by police. On September 13, Amini was detained by the country’s strict «morality» police for allegedly violating hijab restrictions. These are regulations that oblige women to wear headscarves and cover their arms and legs with baggy garments. Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, women have been prohibited from wearing tight trousers, attire that exposes their knees, or even brightly colored clothes.

According to witnesses, Amini was detained at a Tehran metro station and then pushed into a police van where she was viciously abused before being transferred to a prison center. As a result, the young woman fell into a coma and died three days later in the hospital. The Telegraph says that officers disagree with this scenario and say that Amini didn’t touch any officers and died of a heart attack at the prison.

CCTV footage of the 22-year-old Kurd collapsing to the ground was also released by investigators. However, Amini’s father, Amjad Amini, told news outlets that his daughter was OK and that the video had been manipulated; he even noticed bruises on Amini’s body during the brief time he had access to her. «She did not have epilepsy or heart disease,» he informed Ham-Mihan. Her worst illness was a common cold. The video from the detention center was likewise manipulated.

The death of Amini has sparked considerable public outrage in Tehran, Saqez in western Iran, and portions of Kurdistan. Protests have entered their fourth day, with unconfirmed social media images showing protesters throwing stones while security officers open fire and use tear gas. According to the BBC, at least seven people were killed during the protests, while the Kurdish human rights group Hengaw said that 221 people were injured in the Kurdistan area, according to The Guardian.

Demonstrators say that the protests are a response to the death of «our sister.» They want answers from the police, whose statements contradict those of the witnesses, and they also want Iran’s morality police to be taken away.

Masih Alinejad, an Iranian journalist and activist, termed the rallies «a women’s revolution» and described Amini as a «figure of struggle against gender apartheid.» Women all over the world are recording videos of themselves cutting their hair in solidarity with Amini on social media. See some of the courageous ladies who have taken a stand below.

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