"Jin. Jiyan. Azadi." Swedish member of the European parliament, Abir al-Sahlani, cut her hair during a speech in the EU assembly to show solidarity with anti-government demonstrations in Iran.
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Al-Sahlani gave a moving address, echoing the mantra "women, life, freedom" heard in protests against the Iranian regime that followed the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the country’s morality police in September. Iranian authorities introduced a social media blackout in response to viral videos of women cutting their hair and burning the hijab in a movement calling for fundamental change.

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