at the hands of Iranian police sparked protests 6,600 miles away in Bellevue on Sunday evening. Amini died in custody after being arrested for not properly wearing her hijab.
“This is the regime in Iran, they’re killing people for no good reason. Massa, this young lady they killed, she was perfectly dressed the way they want to dress,” Farange said. “You know, every morning, we wake up, and we don’t even think what [we’re] going to wear, what kind of shoes you have to wear to go to work, or do whatever you’re going to do.
The United States is currently considering more sanctions against Iran over their attempts to suppress protests across the country, according to the. But Farange says these actions are just punishing the people of Iran and not actually affecting the government. Most importantly, Farange stressed how important the right to protest was for defending these rights.
The Biden administration wants to lift all economic sanctions on a regime that does this to women.