The woman who started a rebellion with her death in Iran: Who is Mahsa Amini?

22-year-old Mahsa Emini, who was detained in Iran for "not following the hijab rules", died after the violence she witnessed. After Mahsa Amani's death, demonstrations and riots broke out in the capital Tehran and in many cities of the country.

Masha Amini, also known as Zhina Amini, was born in Saqqez, Iran. Amini, 22, was detained in Tehran on September 13 while visiting her family and died after falling into a coma.

Amini was detained by the morality police for not wearing the hijab "as it should be".

WHY DID MAHSA AMINI DIE?

Amini was arrested by the Guidance Patrol, an auxiliary team of the Islamic Republic of Iran Law Enforcement Command, which oversees the public enforcement of hijab regulations because the hijab did not meet government standards. Police said the woman suddenly fell into heart failure at a station, fell to the ground, and died after being in a coma for two days. Eyewitnesses report that she was beaten and had her head smashed into the side of a police car.

The clinic where Amini was treated made a statement on Instagram stating that she was brain-dead when she was admitted. The Instagram post has since been deleted.

Amini's brother, Kiaresh, noticed bruises on his head and legs. The woman, who was detained along with Amini, said that she was severely beaten for resisting the insults and swearing of the officers who arrested her.

A number of doctors noted that Amini had suffered brain damage based on clinical symptoms, including ear bleeding and dark circles under the eyes. This was also confirmed by medical scans of Mahsa's skull, which were leaked by hacktivists, and showed bone fractures, hemorrhage, and cerebral edema.

IRAN PROTESTS

A series of protests erupted following her death, including in her hometown of Saqqez. Some chanted feminist slogans such as "Jin - Jiyan - Azadi: Women, Life, Freedom" and "death to the dictator" in Persian.

NIKA WAS ONLY 16

After Mahsa Amini, the death of a 16-year-old girl named Nika Shakarami further increased the anger: The young girl's skull was crushed, and her body was stolen.

The young girl, named Nika Shakarami, first went missing after attending a demonstration in Tehran on September 20, after telling her friend that she was being followed by security forces.

SKULL CRUSHED

The family of 16-year-old Shakarami found their daughter's body in a morgue in Tehran. A relative of Shakarami's said they were only allowed to see her face for a moment to identify the young girl in the morgue.

Sharing the news of Shakami's death, Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad said that the family said that the young girl's skull was crushed by multiple blows and her nose was broken.

THE BODY WAS STOLEN AND BURIED ELSEWHERE

Shakami's body was shipped over the weekend to her father's hometown of Khorramabad. However, sources close to the family told the BBC that the body was later abducted and sent to the nearby town of Veysian.

SONG OF THE REGULARS: BARAYE

Coldplay music group showed its support to the people protesting the regime in Iran by performing the song "Baraye", "Because", the symbol song of the Iranian protests, at the stadium concert in the capital city of Argentina, Buenos Aires.

Topping the charts, the band played Shervin Hajipour's Baraye song, which became the anthem of the protest movement in Iran. The song played by Coldplay in concerts in Argentina also gained international fame. Sung by actress Golshifteh Farahani and written by Shervin Hajipour, the song was screened in 3,400 theaters in 81 countries.

So what is the story behind the song?

The word Baraye means "For" or "Because of" in Persian. Hajipour, who wrote the song, created the lyrics exactly from Iranian social media messages. All those messages started with the word "Baraye".

The lyrics of the song were also used as a slogan in protests held in capitals such as London and Washington.

The song, which became the anthem of the protests, was nominated for a Grammy award by thousands of people.

English lyrics of the Persian song:

To be able to dance in the streets

For the fear, we felt the moment we kissed

For my, your, our, all our sisters

'Cause we gotta tear down the old stupid ways

Because we are ashamed of our empty pockets

'Cause all we need is an ordinary life

For the children living in the dumps and their dreams

Because of this controlled economy

Because we breathe this toxic air

For Valiasr and his finished trees

Because the cheetah we call Victor is almost extinct.

Since even harmless dogs are outlawed

For the years we wasted

Because we relive the moment in this photo over and over again

For those beautiful, smiling faces

For students and their future

For forcibly imposing heaven on us

Because the brightest stars are behind bars

For Afghan refugee children

Since these 'for's we count never end

Because of the empty slogans, they made us say

Due to the fact that the buildings that were built in a fake way turned into rubble.

Because we are longing for peace of mind

For waiting for the sun after the endless night

Due to anxiety and sleeping pills

Male! Homeland! Welfare! because of

For banned girls who wish to be born boys

Woman! Life! Freedom! For

The outcome of the revolt is awaited with interest.