Giavanna Torchio ’25
The last few months of protests and unsettlement in Iran may be turning into a revolution. For these three months, beginning in September, it has been made clear that Iranians are unhappy with the regime, and believe it to be incapable of being reformed. The discontent in the Iranian government caused the protests to spread. They have become more frequent, and they stretch from major cities to smaller towns and even smaller remote areas.
The whole movement began with 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by the morality police for wearing her hijab incorrectly and then later died in police custody. Soon after the incident, people began to further question the Iranian government, and that's when the protests began. So far there have been 468 deaths, about 1160 injuries and at least 90,000 protesters. There have also been 1,000 people arrested for their involvement in these protests against the government.
Many of these protests have been strongly led by women and young people. Women have been burning their hijab and cutting their hair in public during these protests as a statement to show their dissatisfaction with the extreme modesty laws put in place for women. They believe it's important to have a choice.
Because of the growing violence in these protests, UNICEF is concerned for the safety of children living in Iran. There have been reports of children being injured, detained, and even killed due to the severity of these revolts.
An apparent show of support for the protestors was demonstrated on November 21, by the Iranian soccer club, during their match against England. They refused to sing the Iranian national anthem.
These protests seem to show no signs of stopping, as the Iranian people are hoping for a change in their government, and especially a change in their strict laws for women.
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