Iranian authorities have reportedly arrested three female journalists in the past two days amid protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini.
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Women in Iran have been protesting following the death of Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian who had been arrested by morality police for allegedly breaching the country’s strict dress code for women.
Amini died in custody on September 16, 2022.
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Many women now express their protest through acts of civil disobedience, such as by ignoring the headscarf law.
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The journalists, Melika Hashemi, Saidi Shafii, and Mehrnush Sarei, were reportedly arrested on Sunday.
There has been no further information given about their arrest.
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