Women in Iran are leading an unprecedented movement for human rights. Protests have broken out across the country following the death of 22-year old Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by the Islamic Republic’s morality police for allegedly violating the country’s strict dress code for women. As a proud Iranian-American, Neagheen comes to BFBA to talk about what’s happening in Iran, why it’s so important, and how to show solidarity with the freedom fighters.

Woman. Life. Freedom. #mahsaamini #iranprotests

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Two most important things each of us can do to support freedom fighters in Iran: 

1) Keep coverage of their protests alive! Repost and reshare stories using the hashtags #MahsaAmini and #IranProtests. 

2) Help Iranians bypass internet censorship by downloading the Snowflake extension. Read more here: https://snowflake.torproject.org/

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Who to follow on IG:

@1500tasvir

@middleeastmatters

@yelmjouie

@from_iran

@alexlourie.photo

@nargesbajoghli

Links:

For more in-depth coverage of the demonstrations: 

What On Earth Is the Hijab Police by ozi_ozar

What Video Footage Reveals About the Protests In Iran

#MahsaAmini & Iran's Feminist Revolution

Help Iranians In Iran by Sherry Hakimi

The Protest Anthem by Shervin Hajipour

An English Translation of the Protest Anthem by Shervin Hajipour

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