Following the protest in Iran and the arrest of Mehsa Amini, the singer Rita decided to make her voice heard. The singer, born in Tehran, was a guest on the Iran International channel, which operates from London, England, and addressed the Persian people in Persian, and especially the Iranian women, and said: “Today I stand by your side, by the side of the Iranian people and especially by my dear sisters, the brave women in Iran, women who these days stand as heroes in the face of bullets to achieve Freedom. Today all the women in the world are from Sa Amini, a woman, life and freedom,” and concluded: “I love you“.
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Mehsa Amini visited Tehran with her family, wearing a headdress that was not arranged exactly according to the rules. A police squad that believes in enforcing the laws of modesty, arrested Amini and there she found her death. According to the authorities’ version, Amini went into a coma in detention, but according to her family members and according to a video by the Iran International channel, Amini was beaten and died as a result.. Amini’s story led to a wave of protests throughout Iran and is a symbol of women’s resistance to obeying the hijab regulations.
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As you may remember, the protest in Iran broke out about a week ago, following the death of Mahsa Amini (22), who was arrested in Tehran by the morality police, when she visited the capital with her family members, wearing a head covering that was not acceptable. In detention, Amini went into a coma and her death was determined a few days later. According to the Islamic Sharia laws, established in the late 1970s, women are obliged to cover their hair and wear long, loose headscarves. Those who do not comply with the law risk imprisonment and, in the best case, a public reprimand or a fine. The enforcement of modesty laws has worsened recently with the rise to power of Ibrahim Raisi, the conservative and extreme president.