Wearing a hijab correctly can be a matter of life and death in Iran.
Three days later, the state claimed Amini had died in custody following a medical emergency.
TheLos Angeles Timesreports Iran has made every attempt to get the country under control ever since.
Officially, Rekabi’s lack of hijab was an accident, not an act of protest.
In fact, the viral attention Rekabi has received could be what’s keeping her alive.
She admitted that “confessions under duress” are all too common in her home country.
Boniadi’s claims aren’t anecdotal either.
Recently, writer Sepideh Rashno’s confession went viral after she was arrested in July of this year.
According toCNN, she’s currently under house arrest.
There’s no independently-confirmed information about her whereabouts so, sadly, it’s anyone’s guess.
