London protesters rally for Mahsa Amini and other Iranians killed in protests #mahsaamini #london

On 16 September 2022, a 22-year-old Iranian woman named Mahsa Amini (Persian: مهسا امینی), was arrested by morality police and died in hospital in Tehran, Iran, under suspicious circumstances, due to police brutality according to ... he Guidance Patrol, the morality police of Iran’s Law Enforcement Command, arrested Amini for not wearing the hijab in accordance with government standards. Amini’s death resulted in a series of large-scale protests across the country which garnered international attention, including a statement from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, putting a focus on violence against women in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Several leaders, organizations, and celebrities around the world condemned the incident and expressed solidarity with the protesters. [18] The United States Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on the morality police and Iranian leaders in various security organizations.