On March 7, 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who seized power in the aftermath of the revolution that toppled Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, announced that all women must wear a hijab.
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This triggered a series of large-scale protests across the country.Īre these the first protests of their kind in Iran?ĭhawan: Iran’s anti-veil protests have a long history. While the police claim that she had a heart attack, eyewitnesses and leaked medical scans reveal that she suffered a cerebral hemorrhage as a result of police brutality. She died in hospital in Tehran under suspicious circumstances. Nikita Dhawan: On September 16, 2022, Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, was arrested by the morality police for violating the hijab law. Nikita Dhawan talks about the background of the current developments and the extent to which they could change the systems in place in Iran in the future. In an interview, political scientist Prof. Videos of the protests are spreading, especially via social media. Over the past two weeks, many Iranians have been protesting against the regime, triggered by the violent death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman. Historically, women-led uprisings tend to lead to significant transformationĬlaudia Kallmeier Pressestelle Technische Universität Dresden
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