
The Uprising in Iran – Frontline
‘Don’t Be Afraid’: How Schoolgirls in Iran Helped Fuel a Protest – excerpt
“Last September, after the death in Iranian police custody of a young woman, Mahsa Zhina Amini, who had been accused of not adhering to the Iranian regime’s strict dress code, 16-year-olds Nika Shakarami and Sarina Esmailzadeh joined protests over the government’s treatment of women and girls that were sweeping across the country.”