“Protests over the Islamic Republic’s mandates have accelerated since the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old, in September 2022, three days after her arrest in Tehran by the morality police. Thousands of demonstrators have been arrested, including Amjad Amini, her father.
Amid fresh protests on the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death, Iran’s parliament moved to enact a bill that would impose harsher penalties for violations of the hijab law.”