On the third anniversary of the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Zhina Amini, murdered after being arrested by the Iranian regime’s “morality police” in 2022 for allegedly not wearing her hijab “correctly,” the U.S. State Department called to honor her memory.
“Mahsa’s name will never be forgotten,” said Tommy Pigott, principal deputy spokesperson for the State Department. “Her murder, along with so many others, is a damning indictment of the Islamic Republic’s crimes against humanity.”
America will “continue to work with allies and partners around the world to ensure that the regime’s atrocities are met with accountability, justice and resolve,” the statement read.
Amini’s death sparked massive protests across Iran and brought global attention to the “women, life, freedom” movement against the Iranian regime’s systematic oppression of women.
“For 46 years, the Islamic Republic has ruled through torture and execution, silencing dissent with public executions and beatings,” Pigott said. “While the Islamic Republic pours money into exporting terror, it neglects its own people, leaving them to suffer shortages of water and electricity, poverty and crumbling infrastructure.”
“The United States stands with the people of Iran in their calls for dignity and a better life,” he stated.
