Mahsa Amini; Widespread reaction on social media to guidance leading to brain death
Following the widespread publication of a picture of Mahsa Amini on a hospital bed on social media, the reaction of well-known domestic and foreign figures to the violent treatment of women over the hijab took on a harsher tone.
Mahsa [Zina] Amini is a 22-year-old woman who came to Tehran with her family from Saqqez to visit relatives. After being arrested by the Ershad patrol and transferred to the Vazra detention center, she fell into a coma as a result of being beaten by "law enforcement officers."
Leah Remini, an actress of famous American television series, is among those who have reacted to the beating of this young woman for her forced hijab.
Ms. Remini, posting a photo of Mahsa, wrote in a tweet: "Mahsa Amini, 22, has fallen into a coma after being tortured by Iranian authorities."
"This action is unacceptable in any case, but the fact that she was arrested for wearing an inappropriate hijab makes it even more horrific. Please join me in sharing her name and story," he added.
Iranian football star Ali Karimi also tweeted a picture of Ms. Amini in a hospital bed: "The future of Iran is a woman."
Mr. Karimi also wrote in another tweet, indirectly referring to the emigration of the Aghazadehs abroad: "Their children are leaving, our children are dying."
On Friday, September 15, Jalal Rashidi Kochi, a member of parliament, promised the public to follow up and provide transparent information in this regard.
He told ISNA news agency: "It is unacceptable that we can so easily harm a young girl who could have lived for many years and her family with this kind of behavior. ... We will definitely follow up on this issue specifically and I will tell the public the results clearly."
Abdullah Ramezanzadeh, secretary and spokesman for the second administration of former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, also wrote on Friday: "What kind of guidance is this that leads to death? You are truly distorting the meaning of words."
The police brutality against this young woman, who was on the street with her brother, has even been met with critical reactions from a number of pro-regime forces on social media.
