Angelina Jolie speaks to Roya Piraei, whose mother was killed in Iran's protests
oya Piraei, 25, was living with her parents in the city of Kermanshah, Iran, when protests began over the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian Kurdish woman charged with wearing her headscarf improperly. On Sept. 20, Roya’s mother, Minoo Majidi, was chanting slogans with other protestors when security forces on motorbikes shot her at close range. She died with 167 shotgun pellets in her back.
I hope that however long it takes— and I hope it’s soon—that there is change and that there is peace for women. Not many mothers and daughters are thrust into fighting side by side for women and freedom. I’m sure you know that she’d be so proud of the way you are handling this moment.
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