Massa Amini died on September 16th and a disturbing picture of her tied to ICU equipment soon went viral. Her family confirmed that she was perfectly healthy and she had no preexisting health condition. Later on, leaked medical scans confirmed the cause which was a school fracture and trauma as a result of several blows on the head. Massa's death sort of resonated and resembled that moment and later on became Iran's George Floyd moment.
The 22-year-old Iranian died in police custody after being arrested for wearing her hijab improperly. Her death has sparked a protest movement calling for the end of a regime that has for decades ruled Iran with an iron fist.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah and Jillian Weinberger, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Amanda Lewellyn and Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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