Timeline Of The Mahsa Amini Protests

picture info	Timeline Of The Mahsa Amini Protests This is a broad timeline of the ongoing series of protests against the government of Iran, sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini ( fa, مهسا امینی) on 16 September 2022. Amini had fallen into a coma after having been detained by the Guidance Patrol, allegedly for wearing an "improper" hijab—in violation of Iran's mandatory hijab law—while visiting Tehran from Saqqez. 2022 16 September According to MEMRI, protesters chanted "I will kill whoever killed my sister!" According to human rights groups cited by '' The Guardian'', security forces used pepper spray and arrested several of the protestors gathered outside Kasra hospital, where Amini had been pronounced dead. 17 September Amini was buried in the morning of September 17 in her hometown, Saqqez. According to ''The Guardian'', hundreds of people reportedly gathered at the funeral in defiance of official warnings. Some yelled anti-government slogans such as "death to the dictator" and "woman, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Government Of Iran The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran ( fa, نظام جمهوری اسلامی ایران, Neẓām-e jomhūrī-e eslāmi-e Irān, known simply as ''Neẓām'' ( fa, نظام, lit=the system) among its supporters) is the ruling state and current political system in Iran, in power since the Islamic revolution and fall of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. Its constitution, adopted by an ex post facto referendum, uses separation of powers model with Executive, Legislative, and Judicial systems, while the Supreme Leader is the country's head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces. It is currently one of the three governments using the title Islamic republic. Creation The Islamic Republic of Iran was created shortly after the Islamic Revolution. The first major demonstrations with the intent to overthrow the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi began in January 1978, with a new, Islam-based, theocratic Constitution being approved in December 1979, ending the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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