Iranian protest at Phillips Square as anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death approaches
Posted August 26, 2023 6:34 pm.
Iranian Montrealers gathered at Phillips Square downtown Saturday to watch and participate in a protest-performance.
The protest was a symbolic portrayal of the story of Mahsa Amini, shortly before the one-year anniversary of her death.
The 22-year-old died after being arrested by Iran’s morality police for allegedly violating the Islamic Republic’s strict dress code requiring women to wear the hijab, or Islamic headscarf.
Her death is widely regarded as a result of governmental actions, sparking an uprising and movement now known as “woman, life, freedom.”
Protesters say the moral police in Iran serves as a tool to suppress people, particularly women, often citing improper covering of the hijab as reasons for intervention.
Protesters on Saturday were hoping to continue Amini’s legacy and fight for freedom as the Sept. 16 anniversary of her death approaches.
