ISTANBUL: Dozens protest outside Iranian consulate over woman’s death in police custody

ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE - SEPTEMBER 21: Dozens of people staged a demonstration in Türkiye’s Istanbul on Wednesday (Sept. 21) to protest the death of a 22-year-old Iranian woman in police custody. The protesters including Iranians living in Istanbul, gathered in front of the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran on Ankara Street in the Fatih district. They chanted slogans against the Iranian regime. In Iran, women held a haircut action to protest the death of Amini. Some women in the crowd were seen cutting their hair before the protest in Istanbul. Mahsa Amini was on Friday taken to a police station in Tehran by members of the morality police for alleged violation of the Islamic dress code. Inside the police station, the 22-year-old woman fainted in mysterious circumstances and was later pronounced dead at a Tehran hospital, according to a CCTV footage released by the police. Her death has triggered a wave of angry protests in Iran in the past few days, with protesters calling for justice and accountability. Police have denied any mistreatment of Amini and say she died of a heart attack. Authorities said they have launched an investigation into the circumstances of her death. (Footage by Kenan Yesilyurt/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)