Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran has strictly enforced a dress code requiring all women to wear the hijab. Hijab is compulsory for all girls above the age of 9 in Iran.
Women must follow this in public. In that way, strict action is being taken against women who violate hijab restrictions.
And there are also incidents of attacks on them from time to time. Recently in Iran, the police force arrested a 22-year-old girl for not wearing hijab properly and assaulted her.
The incident of the death of a young woman who went into a coma has caused a shock.
Masha Amini (age 22) from Kurdistan in Iran went to a relative’s house in Tehran, the capital of Iran, with her family.
Iran’s cultural police force patrols to monitor women wearing the hijab in public. Masha Amini and family were stopped by cultural police on their way to Tehran.
Masha Amini was assaulted by the cultural police for not wearing hijab properly. It is said that after arresting him and taking him to the police vehicle, the police officers also hit him on the head.
It was then revealed that he had gone into a coma. And the doctors have been giving him intensive treatment.
In this case, Masha Amini died yesterday without treatment. This incident has caused severe shocks not only in Iran but also among the world countries. Human rights organizations are strongly condemning this.
The incident in which a young woman who did not wear hijab was beaten to death has caused great shock.