Ms. Amini, an ethnic Kurd who was from the western city of Saqez in Kurdistan province, died in hospital on Friday after spending three days in a coma. She was detained outside a metro station in Tehran on Tuesday by the morality police.
How did Mahsa Amini Die?
Masha Amini died in police custody, while in custody, Amini collapsed and was rushed to hospital where she was declared dead. Police deny Amini was mistreated, claiming she died of a heart attack. But her family says she had no record of illness and was in perfectly good health when she was arrested.
On Monday, more protests were staged at universities around Iran. Demonstrators called for transparency on Amini’s death as well as the dismantling of the morality police. The unit, which enforces clothing and other infractions, has been criticized for its treatment of those it arrests, especially young women.