Amini was arrested for allegedly breaking hijab rules Amini suffered multiple blows to the head before she died, according to London-based broadcaster Iran International.
The death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, while in the custody of Iran's “morality police” in Tehran sparked anger worldwide.
Women seen in public without a veil could be sentenced to between 10 days and two months in prison or a fine. The law applies to girls as young as nine, which is the minimum age of criminal responsibility for girls in Iran.
One month ago, a 22-year-old woman was pronounced dead after she had been detained by Iran's notorious morality police for alleged violations of the Islamic republic's strict dress code for women.
Synopsis. Hadis Najafi, the young Iranian woman seen tying her uncovered hair in a video of the protests that went viral, has been reportedly killed by Iranian security forces during demonstrations in the city of Karaj.
Mahsa was seized by Iran's morality police in Tehran and died apparently after a brutal beating left her with severe head injuries. Iranian officials later claimed she suffered an epileptic attack, something her family denies fiercely.
On 16 September 2022, the 22-year-old Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, also known as Jina Amini, died in a hospital in Tehran, Iran, under suspicious circumstances.
Iran and neighboring Taliban-controlled Afghanistan are the only countries where the hijab remains mandatory for women. Before protests erupted in September, it was rare to see women without headscarves, though some occasionally let their hijab fall to their shoulders.
They have blamed 12 of these deaths on attacks by either “hired terrorists” or “unknown persons”, attributed three to suicidal or accidental falls from heights, one to a suicidal or accidental drug overdose, one to a dog bite, one to a motorcycle accident and another to a stampede.
She collapsed at a detention center, fell into a coma, and died three days later, according to a U.N. statement.
Until the age of six or seven, girls have colourful skirts, blouses and sometimes a little pastel scarf. From the age of 7 to about 12, most girls wear a white or black chador or hijab. When girls are around 13-15 years old it's often time for a burka. Women over the age of 60 sometimes don't bother with a burka.
"The Holy Quran does not mandate wearing of hijab or headgear for Muslim women. Whatever is stated in the above sūras, we say, is only directory , because of absence of prescription of penalty or penance for not wearing hijab, the linguistic structure of verses supports this view", the Court observed.
“If a woman is caught without a hijab, her mahram (a male guardian) will be warned. The second time, the guardian will be summoned [by Taliban officials], and after repeated summons, her guardian will be imprisoned for three days,” according to the statement.
Bosnia and Herzegovina. Despite being a secular country, wearing the hijab and other religious symbols are banned in courts and other institutions.
In Iran, since 1981, after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the hijab has become compulsory. All women are required to wear loose-fitting clothing and a headscarf in public. During the Middle Ages, Turkic nomadic tribes from Central Asia arrived, whose women did not wear headscarves.
Quebec teacher removed from classroom over Bill 21 says taking off hijab to keep her job would send wrong message to students.
Iran continues to use the death penalty in violation of international law, including death sentences for crimes failing to meet the “most serious” crime threshold, the use of torture, and performing public executions.
According to the Iranian Civil Code, “a child must obey its parents and must respect them regardless of their age” and in case of disobedience or for educational purposes, Iranian law allows corporal punishment in the home as long as the perpetrator is the guardian of the child.
The Iranian government uses torture to create fear, and suppress political dissent. People from Iran have been coming to us for help for decades. Many different people are at risk of torture in Iran. Some people have been tortured for political reasons, like criticising the government.
Women in Iran are refusing to wear headscarves, in open defiance of the regime : The Picture Show What began as anger at the hijab law grew into a bigger movement as Iranians said they were fed up with the regime's corruption, economic mismanagement and oppression of its citizens.
Article 21 of the constitution as well as a few parliament-passed laws give women rights such as women are allowed to drive, hold public office, and attend university but not wearing a veil in public can be punished by law; and when in public, all hair and skin except the face and hands must be covered.
Under Reza Shah it was discouraged and then banned in 1936 for five years. Under Reza Shah's successor, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, hijab was considered "backward" and rarely worn by upper and middle class people. Consequently, it became a symbol of opposition to the shah in 1970s.
Iran's security forces said that upon her arrest, Amini was taken to a detention center where she received training on hijab rules, and it was there that she collapsed from a heart attack. She died on Sept. 16 in a Tehran hospital.
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On 26 April, 2021, she was found guilty of propaganda activities against the government and sentenced to one year in prison, and banned from leaving Iran for a year.