Women worldwide cut their hair to protest death of Iranian woman who violated dress code
Camille Fine, USA TODAY
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A member of the European Parliament, Oscar-winning actors and women and girls around the world are publicly cutting their hair to protest the death of an Iranian woman who was in custody after violating a dress code.
The death of22-year-oldMahsa Amini after being arrested by Iran's "morality police" for not properly covering her hair triggered a wave of unrest and women-led demonstrations in a show of solidarity.
Swedish politician Abir Al-Sahlani cut her hair while addressing the European Parliament during a debate.
“Until the women of Iran are free, we are going to stand with you,” Al-Sahlani said while cutting her hair. “Women, life, freedom.”
A girls' school in Iran brought a member of the IRGC-run Basij paramilitary to speak to students. The girls welcomed the speaker by taking off their headscarves & chanting "get lost, Basiji".
French screen and music stars, including actors Marion Cotillard and Juliette Binoche, filmed themselves chopping off locks of their hair in a video posted Wednesday.
“For freedom,” Binoche said.
State television suggested at least 41 people had been killed in the demonstrations as of Sept. 24, and there has been no update from Iran's government since, according to The Associated Press.
See demonstrators in Iran and around the world express acts of solidarity with Iranian women.
Camille Fine is a trending visual producer on USA TODAY's NOW team.
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