 | IN PHOTOS | Women, activists across the world express solidarity with anti-hijab protests in IranIran has exploded in protests in the aftermath of the death of a 22-year-old woman who was detained by security forces. Thousands have descended on the streets to decry Iran’s heavy-handed and draconian security services. People across the world, too, are marching, to express their solidarity for the women of Iran. |
 | Protesters stage largest demonstrations in Iran since 2009Sparked by high living costs and the struggling economy, the protests began in second city Mashhad but quickly spread and turned against the Islamic regime as a whole. |
