Tehran, Sep 27: As anti-hijab protests in Iran intensify with more than 41 dead and over 700 arrested, a video of the funeral of a man, Jawad Hydari, who was allegedly killed in the protests, has been widely circulated. Where his sister is seen cutting her hair. his grave.
There has been a powerful symbolic gesture by Iranian women around the world protesting the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. She was arrested by Iran’s ethics police for not wearing a hijab “properly” and died while in custody.
In the video, distraught women are seen throwing flowers at the grave as a woman, identified as Javad Hydari’s sister, cuts her hair at his grave. She holds her hair atop a flower-covered grave as a group of mourning women stand behind her.
Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad said that by cutting their hair, “Iranian women are trying to show their sadness and anger”.
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Mahsa Amini died after being arrested by Iran’s notorious ethics police for allegedly not wearing a hijab properly. Following his death, widespread protests have intensified globally.
Recently, French police used tear gas and anti-riot tactics to stop hundreds of protesting people from marching on Tehran’s embassy in Paris, AFP correspondents and eyewitnesses said.
In London, police made several arrests as officers clashed with protesters trying to break down barriers protecting the UK embassy in Iran.
