After being attacked and threatened for attending anti-government protests in 2022, Zhina fled Iran to the Iraqi side of the Kurdish region. “I suffered a lot from my family and the Iranian regime. Women are objects, according to the government,” she said.

In September 2022, 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian Mahsa Amini died while in the custody of Iran's morality police. Arrested on September 13 for "inappropriate attire," she fell into a coma and died three days later. Her death ignited Iran's largest protests in decades, as women across generations spoke out against years of repression.

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