facts –
The moral police officers are said to have picked her up on the street in the Iranian capital and taken her to the police station because she was not wearing the veil properly. However, according to some witnesses to several independent Iranian media, it would have been the young woman
beaten and killed
through agents. She would die shortly thereafter in hospital from her injuries
kasra,
where people immediately began to gather and protest in solidarity.
The version of the authorities
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Police deny the allegations, saying Amini “suddenly had a heart problem and was taken to the hospital straight away.”
Amnesty International –
According to the Iranian section of Amnesty International, the girl was ”
arbitrarily arrested
by the police of morality” and there are allegations of alleged torture during detention. The Iranian president of the association
Ebrahim Raisi
according to the Tehran government, the Interior Ministry has asked for it
open an investigation
about the girl’s death.
Solidarity on social media –
For days, the victim’s name, Mahsa Amini, was the first trend on Twitter. And many users sided with the young woman as a sign of solidarity and protest by sharing photos and videos on the social network.