The dying of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after being detained by Iran’s morality police has sparked unprecedented protests throughout the nation.
Movies have emerged throughout social media displaying younger protesters, usually ladies, demonstrating in defiance and sometimes going through a violent response from the police.
The Iranian authorities says protesters are a harmful menace, and has blamed the US and Israel for spreading the unrest.
The BBC’s Rana Rahimpour appears to be like at why this motion is not like any Iran’s seen earlier than.
Analysis by BBC Persian and BBC Monitoring
Video produced by Olivia Lace-Evans and Soraya Auer
Extra reporting by Taraneh Stone, Shayan Sardarizadeh, Daniele Palumbo
Information evaluation by Sarah Habershon
Graphic design by Jacqueline Galvin
