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The death last week of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody, who was arrested by morality police for "unsuitable attire," unleashed a flood of simmering anger over numerous issues in Iran.
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Death of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini sparks protests worldwide
Aghdas Dyonisio, an Iranian Kurd, demonstrates with an image of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini at a protest and vigil following her death, outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, September 22. REUTERS/Bing Guan
People demonstrate during a candlelit vigil following the death of a young Iranian Kurdish woman, Zhina Mahsa Amini, outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan
A demonstrator cups their hand around a lit candle at a protest following the death of a young Iranian Kurdish woman, Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, September 22. REUTERS/Bing Guan
A woman cradles her daughter at a candlelit vigil protesting the death of a young Iranian Kurdish woman, Zhina Mahsa Amini, outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, September 22. REUTERS/Bing Guan
An image of Zhina Mahsa Amini at a candlelit vigil following her death, outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, September 22. REUTERS/Bing Guan
A display of lit candles is seen at a vigil following the death of a young Iranian Kurdish woman, Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, September 22. REUTERS/Bing Guan
Women take part in a sit-in following the death of Mahsa Amini, at Martyrs' Square in Beirut, Lebanon September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Demonstrators scuffle with riot police, during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, outside the Iranian Embassy, in Athens, Greece, September 22. REUTERS/Costas Baltas
A demonstrator holds a picture of Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody in Iran, in New York City, New York, September 22. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
A demonstrator holds a placard, during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, outside the Iranian Embassy, in Athens, Greece, September 22. REUTERS/Costas Baltas
Women hold a picture of Mahsa Amini during a sit-in following her death, at Martyrs' Square in Beirut, Lebanon September 21. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Nasibe Samsaei, an Iranian woman living in Turkey, reacts after she cut her hair during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, outside the Iranian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, September 21. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
A demonstrator holds a picture of Mahsa Amini during a protest march in solidarity with women in Iran, following the death of the young Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, in central Istanbul, Turkey, September 20. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
A woman cuts her hair in protest following the death of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini in police custody, near Bologna, Italy, in a social media video. Faezeh Afshan/via REUTERS
An Iranian woman living in Turkey reacts during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, outside the Iranian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, September 21. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
A man gestures during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, in Tehran, Iran, September 19. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
A demonstrator holds cut hair during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, outside the Iranian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, September 21. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Demonstrators cut their hair during a protest in solidarity with the women in Iran, following the death of Mahsa Amini, in Berlin, Germany, September 19. via REUTERS
A woman is detained by Turkish riot police during a protest in solidarity with women in Iran following the death of a young Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, in central Istanbul, Turkey, September 20. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran, September 19. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
A demonstrator shouts slogans while holding up a sign during a protest in solidarity with women in Iran following the death of a young Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, in central Istanbul, Turkey, September 20. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
A newspaper with a cover picture of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police" in Tehran, Iran, September 18. Majid Asgaripour/WANA
People attend a protest in solidarity with the women in Iran, following the death of Mahsa Amini, in Toronto, Canada, September 19. via REUTERS
A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, in Tehran, Iran, September 19. WANA via REUTERS
A newspaper with a cover picture of Mahsa Amini in Tehran, Iran, September 18.
Mahsa Amini in an undated photo. #MahsaAmini became one of the top hashtags ever on Persian-language Twitter as Iranians fumed over her death in the custody of morality police enforcing strict hijab rules. IranWire/via REUTERS