Photos: Protests erupt in support of Iranian woman who died in police custody
Supporters hold posters with the image of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who died in police custody after being arrested for allegedly violating the country’s hijab rules, during a protest outside the United Nations in New York on Wednesday while Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was inside.
Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, died in police custody last week after she was accused of not wearing her hijab properly and was detained by Tehran’s morality police.
Amini’s death has prompted days of street protests in numerous Iranian cities — some of which have turned deadly, posing a challenge to the Iranian government — and beyond.