Iranian authorities arrest Mahsa Amini's father on anniversary of her death

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : She inspired a historic movement -- Woman, Life, Freedom -- that has impacted Iran and influenced people across the globe who are tirelessly advocating for gender equality and respect for their human rights.
48% : Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed the new sanctions in a strongly worded statement released Friday.
40% : In the face of continued oppression and violence, the citizens of Iran remain committed to this movement and to their fight for a free and democratic future," Biden said.
36% : Shortly after her passing, protests against the Iranian regime and its violence against women sparked in cities across Iran, and Mahsa quickly became the face of an anti-regime movement that protesters have sustained since September of last year.
33% : Mahsa Amini, who was 22 at the time of her death, was arrested by the Islamic Republic of Iran's so-called morality police for an alleged breach of the country's compulsory hijab laws and died in police custody Sept. 16 last year under suspicious circumstances.
26% : This week, activists expressed frustration at Biden's deal to bring back five Iranian Americans detained in Iran in exchange for five Iranian nationals in U.S. custody as well as $6 billion.
24% : The Biden administration also announced new sanctions against more than two dozen "entities and individuals involved in repression in Iran," and vowed to continue imposing sanctions in response to the country's human rights violations and its military support for Russia in the war against Ukraine.
21% : Activist Masih Alinejad, who has faced numerous threats against her life from the Iranian regime, quoted Blinken's post Friday, saying the U.S. "didn't take appropriate actions" against Iran following Mahsa's death.

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