Death of Mahsa Amini

Mahsa Amini
مهسا امینی
Born(1999-09-23)23 September 1999
Saqqez, Kurdistan province, Iran
Died16 September 2022(2022-09-16) (aged 22)
Tehran, Iran
Resting placeSaqqez
Known forAlleged torture by Guidance Patrol, Morality Police of Iran's Islamic republic while in police custody

Mahsa Amini (Persian: مهسا امینی– Mahsâ Amini; 23 September 1999, Saqqez – 16 September 2022, Tehran) was a Kurdish Iranian woman who was arrested by the Iranian government's Guidance Patrol for allegedly wearing her hijab incorrectly in public. She was arrested for "Islamic guidance" by Iran's police. The reports on what happened remain unclear, but two hours later, she was taken to a hospital. According to the government, she suffered both a stroke and heart attack and later fell into a coma. This fact and her leaked medical scans led independent observers to diagnose cerebral hemorrhage and stroke. Eyewitnesses and women who were detained alongside her, said that Amini was severely beaten. Supported by visible scars and injuries.

The news of Mahsa Amini's death over the mandatory hijab shocked Iranian society and the Persian-speaking social media, sparking a wave of protests.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/iranian-woman-said-to-be-in-coma-after-arrest-by-morality-police/, The Times of Israel, 2022
  2. ↑ Zhina Amini goes into coma 2 hours after arrest by Guidance Patrols, women.ncr-iran, 2022
  3. ↑ "Iranian woman 'beaten' by police for 'improper hijab' dies after coma: State media". Al Arabiya English. 2022-09-16. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  4. ↑ Arrest by hijab police leaves woman comatose, Al Monitor, 2022
  5. ↑ Brase, Jörg (20 September 2022). "Irans Opposition hat vor allem eine Schwäche" [Above all, Iran's opposition has one weakness]. ZDF (in German). Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "مهسا امینی سه روز پس از بازداشت توسط گشت ارشاد در بیمارستان جان باخت" (in Persian). رادیو فردا. Retrieved 2022-09-16.