Your Shortcut to... Mahsa Amini and the Iran protests

Published: Oct. 19, 2022, 6 p.m.

Mahsa Amini was a 22yo Iranian woman who was arrested by the country’s morality police in mid-September for wearing her hijab too loosely. She died in custody some days later, which led to large-scale protests across Iran and the world. So in this week's Squiz Shortcut, we take a look at what life is like for women in Iran, how these protests have been unfolding, and what might shake out in Iran's future. Squiz recommends: Iranian women before and after the Islamic Revolution The journalist who broke Mahsa Amini’s story and the price she is paying for it