'The right to choose belongs to us all, from hijabs to reproductive care.' AOC
"The right to choose belongs to us all, from hijabs to reproductive care," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.Progressive U.S. lawmakers on Friday expressed solidarity with anti-government protesters that have spread to cities across Iran as people
over the death of a 22-year-old woman who was in police custody after being accused of violating the country's strict dress code.The Iranian people, led by young women, are demonstrating for their freedom and for a better life." As authorities have cracked down on the protests, which are now taking place in more than five dozen cities, more than 30 people havedeath of Mahsa Amini
, a Kurdish Iranian woman, on September 16. Amini had been in a coma for three days following her arrest in Tehran by the country's so-called"morality police." She had been accused of wearing an"improper" head covering.police of beating Amini, rejecting a police report that she suffered a heart attack while in custody.and burning their hijabs, which is punishable by arrest and fines, while men have cheered them on.
Since the demonstrations began, participants have also decried the country's struggling economy. Iran's economy has beenU.S. anti-war group CodePink noted that U.S. sanctions on Iran's internet services have for years endangered and violated the rights of Iranians by forcing them to rely on"The group applauded the U.S. State Department's decision to relax the internet sanctions, noting that Iranian-American campaigners have consistently put pressure on the U.S.
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