An Iranian woman told Israel Hayom Wednesday that protesters against the country's hijab laws needed the world to help, because "they cannot succeed alone."
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Demonstrations began Iran-wide after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died while in the custody of the country's so-called "morality police," who had arrested her after finding fault with her hijab. Authorities claimed she died from a heart attack, although she had no history of cardio-vascular disease. The suspicion is that she had been brutally beaten, which then led to internal bleeding and coma, and eventually, death.
Protesters also oppose the country's strict modesty rules for women and harsh punishments for anyone who dares violate them. Videos circulating on social media showed women removing their hijabs in public in protest. Demonstrations were also joined by queer youth protesting the country's anti-LGBTQ laws.
"Right now, the whole country is protesting against the regime, including women who refuse to wear hijab. The police shoot people and use tear gas. Many people were killed," the Iranian woman mentioned above said.
When asked about the momentum that the protests are gathering, she said, "I think the protests will continue, people are tired of the dictatorship and will no longer tolerate the ayatollahs' regime."
She said Iran is also trying to silence the media "as if nothing happened. They blocked access to the Internet when the demonstrations began."
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