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The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Los Angeles should condemn Iran’s brutal crackdown on protesters

Protesters in New York demand justice for Mahsa Amini.
Here is how to stand in solidarity with the #mahsaamini movement locally.
Hannah Larson, Editor-in-Chief November 14, 2022

Protests continue to rock Iran nearly eight weeks after Mahsa Amini’s death sparked the first wave of demonstrations. Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, died in police custody for allegedly wearing her hijab too loosely — a violation of Iran’s strict dress code. On Nov. 8, the Iranian parliament...

Protests erupt following Mahsa Amini’s death

Protests erupt following Mahsa Amini’s death
Young Iranian woman’s death in custody sparks outrage around the globe.
Hannah Larson, Editor-in-Chief September 26, 2022

Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, died in custody after Tehran’s morality police arrested her for allegedly violating Iran’s strict dress code, which mandates that women cover their hair with a headscarf in public, by wearing her hijab too loosely. While Iranian officials claimed Amini died...