Halifax joins worldwide rally for freedom in Iran
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Hundreds of people gathered in Halifax Saturday in support of the freedom movement in Iran, one of many rallies taking place across the world.
Hundreds of people gathered in Halifax Saturday in support of the freedom movement in Iran, one of many rallies taking place across the world.
The streets of Iran have been flooded with protests in the last two weeks, since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.
Amini died on Sept. 16 while in police custody. She was apprehended in Iran by the country’s morality police for “unsuitable attire,” allegedly wearing a hijab improperly and breaking a strictly enforced dress code.
Iranian officials say that she died of a heart attack and was not mistreated, but Amini’s family casts doubt on that account, and United Nations experts have said reports suggest she was severely beaten.
Atousa Costandi, one of the organizers of Saturday’s rally in Halifax, called Amini’s death “disgusting.” Dozens of protesters in Iran have also been reportedly killed.
“It’s unbelievable (to) kill an innocent girl,” she said. “I feel terrified for all those women in Iran, that they have to go through this. It’s terrifying.”
Costandi is from Iran originally but has been living in Nova Scotia for more than two decades. She said she still has family in Iran, who she is unable to reach due to widespread internet outages.
“I’m worried about them, I’m worried about the whole country. It’s so scary,” she said.
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