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&lt;p&gt;The death of a young woman, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini from Saqez, Iran, has made Iranians take to the streets chanting &amp;#39;Death to the Dictator&amp;#39;, chopping off their hair, and burning their hijabs. Amini&amp;nbsp;was arrested by Iran&amp;#39;s notorious &amp;#39;Morality Police&amp;#39;&amp;nbsp;on September 13 for a &amp;#39;loosely tied&amp;#39; hijab. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.dailyo.in/news/iran-protests-death-to-the-dictator-mahsa-amini-anti-hijab-37441&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Six days later, she was dead.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The protests have now spread to at least 50 cities and towns across Iran, with the police using force to disperse demonstrations. Iranian women are furious and protesting for &amp;#39;life and freedom&amp;#39; after the death of&amp;nbsp;Amini.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here is a timeline of unrest in Iran, since Mahsa Amini was arrested:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;position: relative; padding-bottom: 250.00%; padding-top: 0; height: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot; allownetworking=&quot;all&quot; allowscriptaccess=&quot;always&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;2000&quot; scrolling=&quot;yes&quot; src=&quot;https://view.genial.ly/6332cc8b7012630018eaba40&quot; style=&quot;position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;&quot; type=&quot;text/html&quot; width=&quot;800&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;width: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;position: relative; padding-bottom: 250.00%; padding-top: 0; height: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot; allownetworking=&quot;all&quot; allowscriptaccess=&quot;always&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;2000&quot; scrolling=&quot;yes&quot; src=&quot;https://view.genial.ly/6332ef3047f9570019d71333&quot; style=&quot;position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;&quot; type=&quot;text/html&quot; width=&quot;800&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.dailyo.in/news/azadi-tower-tehran-flowing-hair-iranian-artist-tribute-mahsa-amini-37440&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Protests against the regime&lt;/a&gt; in Iran have&amp;nbsp;been raging over the past few years, and Amini&amp;#39;s death might just have proved to be the last straw.&lt;/p&gt;

Mahsa Amini death, Iran's anti-hijab protests and Death to the Dictator: A timeline

The death of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, has made Iranians take to the streets chanting 'Death to the Dictator', chopping off their hair, and burning their hijabs.