Protests erupt across Iran as mourners flock to grave of Masha Amini

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

40% : Violence broke out on the outskirts of Amini's hometown of Saghez in the western province of Kurdistan, some 300 miles from Tehran, where earlier in the day thousands of mourners gathered at the cemetery where her body has been interred.
35% :Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for the attack, which is not believed to be related to the ongoing unrest in Iran.
33% : Amini died in police custody last month after being arrested in Tehran for supposedly violating the country's strict hijab laws by wearing the head covering improperly.
32% : Protests broke out across Iran again Wednesday, 40 days after the death of Masha Amini, the 22-year-old who died in police custody after allegedly violating the country's strict dress code for women.
30% : "On the 40th day of Mahsa Amini's death, the central streets of Tehran were filled with an inflammatory atmosphere," The ISNA said on twitter.

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