Mahsa Amini

Mahsa Amini
مهسا امینی
Amini
Born(1999-09-21)21 September 1999
Saqqez, Iran
Died16 September 2022(2022-09-16) (aged 22)
Tehran, Iran
Resting placeAychi Cemetery, Saqqez
Other namesJina Amini
Known forDeath in police custody
AwardsSakharov Prize (posthumous, 2023)

Mahsa Amini (Persian: مهسا امینی; 21 September 1999 – 16 September 2022), also known as Jina Amini (Kurdish: ژینا ئەمینی, romanized: Jîna Emînî), was a Kurdish-Iranian woman whose arrest in Tehran for opposing mandatory hijab and subsequent death in police custody sparked a wave of protests throughout Iran. People and governments around the world reacted widely to her death.[1][2][3][4][5] Her death sparked widespread protest in Iranian society,[6] resulting in major protests in various cities in Iran and acts of solidarity around the world.[7][8][9][10][11] Amini's death ignited the global Woman, Life, Freedom movement - "Woman, Life, Freedom", which demands the end of compulsory hijab laws and other forms of discrimination and oppression against women in Iran.[12][13] She and the movement were selected as candidates for the Sakharov Prize in 2023 by European Parliament[14][15] for defending freedom and human rights.[16][17][18]

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  2. ^ Forensics Report Says Mahsa Amini Died of Skull Injury Archived 12 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine, IranWire, 30 Sep 2022
  3. ^ Mahsa Amini died after 'blow to head' in Iranian police custody Archived 30 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine, Times of Israel, 29 Sep 2022
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  7. ^ Mahsa Amini: how one woman’s death ignited protests in Iran Archived 4 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine, The Guardian, 3 Oct 2022
  8. ^ Why Mahsa Amini's death could be a turning point for women in Iran Archived 8 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine, MSNBC, 30Sep 2022
  9. ^ Mahsa Amini: Top Iran official urges security forces to deal with protesters harshly as videos emerge of people running while gunshots fire Archived 9 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine, Sky News, 3 Oct 2022
  10. ^ Mahsa Amini has become a potent symbol for women in Iran Archived 28 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine, Financial Times, 27 Sep 2022
  11. ^ Mahsa Amini: The Spark That Ignited A Women-Led Revolution Archived 26 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine, Forbes, Dec 6, 2022
  12. ^ Words have power: What are the origins of Iran's protest chant 'woman, life, freedom'? Archived 26 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine, euro news, 01/02/2023
  13. ^ Jina Mahsa Amini: The face of Iran's protests Archived 29 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine, DW, 12/06/2022
  14. ^ Mahsa Amini And Iran's Women, Life, Freedom Movement..[permanent dead link], Radio Farda, October 11, 2023
  15. ^ Mahsa Amini, Elon Musk Nominated for EU's Top Rights.. Archived 26 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine, VOA, October 11, 2023
  16. ^ Mahsa Amini awarded EU's Sakharov human rights prize Archived 26 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine, BBC, October 19, 2023
  17. ^ Jina Mahsa Amini wins EU's Sakharov Prize Archived 29 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine, DW, 10/19/2023
  18. ^ Jina Mahsa Amini and Iranian women protest movement win the 2023 Sakharov Prize Archived 19 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine, European Parliament, September 16, 2023