Iranian woman killed by police (1999–2022)
Mahsa Amini
Amini moments before her arrest
Born (1999-09-21 ) 21 September 1999Died 16 September 2022(2022-09-16) (aged 22) Resting place Aychi Cemetery, Saqqez Other names Jina Amini Known for Death in police custody Awards Sakharov Prize (posthumous , 2023)
Mahsa Amini (Persian : مهسا ژینا امینی ; 21 September 1999 – 16 September 2022), also known as Jina Amini (Kurdish : ژینا ئەمینی ), was an Iranian Kurdish woman whose arrest in Tehran for opposing mandatory hijab and subsequent death in police custody sparked a wave of protests throughout Iran . People and governments around the world reacted widely to her death.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] Her death sparked widespread protest in Iranian society,[ 6] resulting in major protests in various cities in Iran and acts of solidarity around the world.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] Amini's death ignited the global Woman, Life, Freedom movement - "Woman, Life, Freedom ", which demands the end of compulsory hijab laws and other forms of discrimination and oppression against women in Iran.[ 12] [ 13] She and the movement were selected as candidates for the Sakharov Prize in 2023 by European Parliament [ 14] [ 15] for defending freedom and human rights.[ 16] [ 17] [ 18]
^ Mahsa Jina Amini died of 'blow to the head': family in Iraq Archived 28 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine , Hindustan TImes, Sep 28, 2022
^ Forensics Report Says Mahsa Amini Died of Skull Injury Archived 12 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine , IranWire, 30 Sep 2022
^ Mahsa Amini died after 'blow to head' in Iranian police custody Archived 30 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine , Times of Israel, 29 Sep 2022
^ Fazeli, Yaghoub (16 September 2022). "Iranian woman 'beaten' by police for 'improper hijab' dies after coma: State media" . Al Arabiya . Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022 .
^ "IranWire Exclusive: Morality Patrol Beats a Woman into a Coma" . iranwire.com . 15 September 2022. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022 .
^ "Mahsa Amini's death sparks anger towards Iran's morality police" . www.aljazeera.com . Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022 .
^ Mahsa Amini: how one woman’s death ignited protests in Iran Archived 4 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine , The Guardian, 3 Oct 2022
^ Why Mahsa Amini's death could be a turning point for women in Iran Archived 8 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine , MSNBC, 30Sep 2022
^ Mahsa Amini: Top Iran official urges security forces to deal with protesters harshly as videos emerge of people running while gunshots fire Archived 9 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine , Sky News, 3 Oct 2022
^ Mahsa Amini has become a potent symbol for women in Iran Archived 28 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine , Financial Times, 27 Sep 2022
^ Mahsa Amini: The Spark That Ignited A Women-Led Revolution Archived 26 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine , Forbes, Dec 6, 2022
^ Words have power: What are the origins of Iran's protest chant 'woman, life, freedom'? Archived 26 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine , euro news, 01/02/2023
^ Jina Mahsa Amini: The face of Iran's protests Archived 29 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine , DW, 12/06/2022
^ Mahsa Amini And Iran's Women, Life, Freedom Movement.. [permanent dead link ] , Radio Farda, October 11, 2023
^ Mahsa Amini, Elon Musk Nominated for EU's Top Rights.. Archived 26 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine , VOA, October 11, 2023
^ Mahsa Amini awarded EU's Sakharov human rights prize Archived 26 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine , BBC, October 19, 2023
^ Jina Mahsa Amini wins EU's Sakharov Prize Archived 29 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine , DW, 10/19/2023
^ Jina Mahsa Amini and Iranian women protest movement win the 2023 Sakharov Prize Archived 19 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine , European Parliament, September 16, 2023