Iran’s Mahsa Amini awarded EU’s Sakharov human rights award posthumously | Oneindia News

Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman died in police custody in Iran last year. Her death sparked worldwide protests against the country’s conservative Islamic theocracy. Her demise ignited a fire among women in Iran who went against the authorities to demand their basic rights. On Oct 19, more than a year after her death, Mahsa Amini was awarded the EU’s top human rights prize posthumously. #MahsaAmini #IranProtests #AndreiSakharov #MahsaAminiDeath ~HT.99~PR.152~ED.102~