Video: Sister Of Iran Man Killed In Anti-Hijab Protest Chops Hair On Grave

As anti-hijab protests in Iran intensify with over 41 dead and 700 arrested, a video of a man's funeral who allegedly died in the crackdown on the protests, has been widely shared where his sister is...

As anti-hijab protests intensified in Iran with more than 41 people killed and 700 arrested, a video of the funeral of a man allegedly killed Javad Heydari, who allegedly died in the suppression of protests, was widely shared in which his sister was seen cutting her hair. lark.

This powerful symbolic gesture has been used by Iranian women around the world protesting the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. She was arrested by Iran's morality police for not wearing the hijab "in the right way" and she died while in custody.

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In the video, stunned women are seen throwing flowers at the grave as a woman,

She was identified as the sister of Jawad Heydari, who cuts her hair over his grave. She lays poetry over the rose-covered grave while a group of mourning women stand behind her.

"Iranian women, by cutting their hair, are trying to show their sadness and anger," said Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad.

Mahsa Amini died after she was arrested by the morality police for allegedly not wearing the hijab properly

. After her death, widespread protests erupted worldwide.

Recently, the French police yesterday used tear gas and used

AFP correspondents and eyewitnesses reported that riot control tactics prevented hundreds of demonstrators in Paris from marching on the Tehran embassy.

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