ASUI passed a resolution to support Masha Amini and the women of Iran during the women’s protest.
The resolution is to support the memory of Mahsa Amini and the women of Iran, who are currently in their sixth week of protests.
Amini was a 22-year-old woman who, while visiting Tehran with her family, was detained by morality police to receive “instruction” on the modesty rules, where she fell into a coma and died. The cause of her death is speculated by several women’s groups to be the harsh treatment of Amini while in custody.
The group of senators also passed a bill to allocate $100 for the purchase of candy to be distributed for Halloween.
“This is an opportunity to show students that we support them, not in just the serious stuff, but the fun stuff as well,” Pro Tempor Martha Smith, who sponsored the bill, said.
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