Iran was rocked by mass demonstrations triggered by the September 2022 death of Mahsa Amini ' a young Kurdish woman ' while in the custody of the Guidance Patrol (also known as the 'morality police') for allegedly violating the hijab dress code. Protests over the mandatory hijab rule soon coalesced around a wide range of grievances with the regime, with participants demanding protections for civil, political, and human rights and calling for an end to the Islamic Republic. Although street demonstrations have subsided for the time being, how the protest movement will evolve ' and how it will impact the stability of the Islamic Republic ' remains an open question.
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