In Iran, snap checkpoints and university purges mark the first anniversary of Mahsa Amini protests
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on September 12, 2023
TEHRAN, Iran -- Snap checkpoints. Internet disruptions. University purges.
Iran's theocracy is trying hard to both ignore the upcoming anniversary of nationwide protests over the country's mandatory headscarf law and tamp down on any possibility of more unrest.
Yet the Sept. 16 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini still reverberates across Iran. Some women are choosing to go without the headscarf, or hijab, despite an increasing crackdown by authorities.
Graffiti, likely against Iran's government, is rapidly painted over in black by Tehran's municipal workers. University professors have been fired . . .
