Bipartisan Resolution Backing Iranian Protesters Passes Congress in Overwhelming Vote

Bipartisan Resolution Backing Iranian Protesters Passes Congress in Overwhelming Vote
L: Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.); C: Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas); R: Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.). Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images; Ken Cedeno-Pool/Getty Images; Ken Cedeno-Pool/Getty Images
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A bipartisan resolution in the U.S. House supporting protesters risking their lives to demonstrate for their freedom in Iran swept through Congress with the enormous support of Democrats and Republicans.

The 420–1 vote on Jan. 25 marked the latest round of international condemnation against Iran’s government, which has engaged in the brutal repression of its citizenry since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody on Sep. 16, 2022. Amini died after being arrested by Iran’s morality police for allegedly violating the Islamic Republic’s strict dress code.

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