Woman IranHadith Najafi, would have been killed after a demonstration had condemned death Mahsa Amini who died after being arrested by the moral police for wearing the hijab incorrectly.
Najafi was reportedly killed by Iranian security forces after taking part in a demonstration and deliberately removing his hijab as a form of protest.
He had gone viral on social media because his action had taken off his hijab and had been caught on video. Not wearing the hijab in Iran itself is considered a serious crime.
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The hijab has been an obligation for women in Iran regardless of their religion or nationality since 1983, four years after the Iranian revolution.
As quoted by News weekNajafi’s death is suspected to have been caused by a barrage of firearms by Iranian security forces.
“The iconic video of Hadith Najafi that went viral yesterday when he was preparing to protest. His family then released a video of his funeral in Karaj today. They shot him eight bullets that hit his neck, face, his hands and pierced his heart “, reads one of the statements. a Twitter account user, Mahsa Alimardani.
Previously, many Iranians, especially from the Kurdish group, were angry and took to the streets to protest after the death of Amini, who is also a Kurdish tribe.
At least more than 30 people died in bloody demonstrations in Iran. AFP reported that at least 700 protesters were arrested by the Iranian police.
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