‘Women, Life, Freedom’: Clarion Alley artists take to walls in solidarity with Iran protests

AS THE PROTESTS in Iran move through their third month, there is little sign that the movement is losing steam, either within that country or elsewhere in the world.

Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, died after being detained by that country’s “morality police” for not wearing the hijab required of women in public. Since her death, Amini’s name and portrait have become a symbol of a feminist movement that began with a demand for justice and liberty under the slogan “Women, Life, Freedom,” and large crowds in Iran have called for total regime change. To date, it is estimated that more than 400 people have been killed and thousands arrested as protestors continue to clash with security forces.