CURRENT AFFAIRS

2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Antigovernment protests erupted in cities across Iran after a young woman, Mahsa Amini, died in the custody of Iran’s morality police, days after being arrested for ____
A
attending a men’s sporting event
B
criticizing the government
C
dancing in public
D
violating Iran’s law requiring women to wear head scarves that fully hide their hair
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The 22-year-old Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, also known as Jina Amini, died in a hospital in Tehran September 16, suffering from severe head trauma after being arrested by Iran’s ‘morality police’ apparently for improper hijab.

Detailed explanation-2: -Protests intensify in Iran over Amini’s death Iranian women have taken to burning hijabs and cutting their hair in public and on social media as a means of standing in solidarity with Amini. Crowds gathered in Tehran’s public squares and shocking videos have gone viral of police assaulting peaceful protestors.

Detailed explanation-3: -More than 19, 600 people have been arrested during the recent wave of anti-government protests in Iran, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran, a group that’s been tracking the crackdown.

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