About three months since Mahsa Amini died in Iranian police custody and protests erupted across the country, Iranians in Salt Lake are gathering to raise awareness about the oppression back home.
SALT LAKE CITY — About three months since Mahsa Amini died in the custody of Iranian police and protests erupted across the country, Iranians in Salt Lake are gathering to raise awareness about the oppression back home.“I am here in a free country and I have the choice to raise my voice,” said one of the people there to rally.
On Sep. 16, Mahsa Amini died in police custody after she was arrested for not wearing her hijab correctly. This sparked protests across Iran, and across the world. People from the Iranian community in Salt Lake gathered to specifically raise awareness about the human rights violations by the Islamic regime in Iran.
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