Source: United States Senator for Delaware Christopher Coons
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) introduced a bipartisan resolution this week to condemn the Iranian government over the death of Mahsa Amini while in custody of Iranian morality police and its subsequent violent crackdown on protesters. See the text of the resolution here, and read more below:
Associated Press: Bipartisan group of senators condemns Iran over Amini death
By Farnoush Amiri
A bipartisan group of senators on Thursday introduced a resolution condemning the detention and death of Mahsa Amini, who was held by Iran’s morality police this month for allegedly wearing the mandatory Islamic headscarf too loosely.
The 22-year-old’s death sparked large-scale protests across Iran that have captured the world’s attention, with women protesters making a show of taking off their headscarves and cutting their hair in solidarity with Amini.
“As co-chair of the Human Rights Caucus, I commend the thousands of brave protesters who are risking their lives to advocate for human rights in Iran, including the human rights of Iranian women,” Sen. Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat, said in a statement. “The public response to Mahsa Amini’s death at the hands Iran’s morality police makes clear that the Iranian government’s oppression is no match for the demands for dignity and respect by the Iranian people.”
Politico: A bipartisan Senate duo is teaming up to condemn Iran over the death of a young woman who was arrested for violating the country’s strict dress code.
By Andrew Desiderio
Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) are introducing a resolution condemning Iran after the country’s “morality police” detained 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who later fell into a coma and died.
Amini was arrested for violating Iran’s strict dress code for women. Her death set off a wave of unprecedented protests that the hardline government has struggled to control. The U.S. and other Western nations have publicly backed the demonstrations and blasted Iran for the killing of Amini and its crackdown on the protests, including efforts to shut down internet access.
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