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Native name مهسا امینی
Date 16 September 2022
Location Tehran, Iran
Also known as Jina Amini
Outcome Mahsa Amini protests
Burial Saqqez, Iran

On Sept. 16, 2022, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died. Three days earlier, she was arrested by Iran's so-called morality police for not wearing her hijab, a traditional Muslim face covering, in accordance with the regime's standards. Her death sparked a series of protests in a country deeply divided for several decades.


What is the story of Mahsa Amini?

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Amini's death resulted in an ongoing series of protests and civil unrest against the government of Iran began in Tehran on 16 September 2022. Amini had been severely beaten by Guidance Patrol officers, an assertion denied by Iranian authorities.

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The protests quickly spread from Amini's hometown of Saqqez to other cities in the province of Kurdistan as well as to other provinces within Iran. In response to these demonstrations, the Iranian government implemented regional shutdowns of internet access beginning 19 September, followed by widespread internet blackouts along with nationwide restrictions on social media usage as the protests became more widespread.