Tara Sepehri Far

Iran researcher for Human Rights Watch

Tara Sepehri Far on KCRW

Protests continue in Iran and worldwide after Mahsa Amini died in police custody. Her death coincides with a massive fire that reportedly killed eight people.

Iran protests are changing conversation of what laws should be

Protests continue in Iran and worldwide after Mahsa Amini died in police custody. Her death coincides with a massive fire that reportedly killed eight people.

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Protests are raging in Iran and across the world this week in response to 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody. She was arrested for not properly wearing her hijab.

Iranians protest in collective defiance against compulsory hijab laws

Protests are raging in Iran and across the world this week in response to 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody. She was arrested for not properly wearing her hijab.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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