[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 172 (Thursday, November 3, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1103]
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                        ONGOING PROTESTS IN IRAN

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 3, 2022

  Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise today to express 
concern about the brutal oppression of women and girls in Iran.
  On September 16, 2022, Iran's Morality Police murdered Mahsa Amini, a 
22-year-old woman, after detaining her for not wearing a hijab in 
accordance with the regime-imposed dress code for women.
  This act prompted outrage across the world.
  By the hundreds of thousands, Iranians have peacefully protested 
their government's actions.
  Led by women and girls, they are advocating for basic human rights, 
dignity, and equality.
  The government's response has been disturbing.
  It is estimated that over three hundred Iranians have been killed by 
their own government.
  Iranian-Americans, some of whom are my constituents, are rightly 
concerned for the safety of their friends and family still in the 
country.
  The regime has denied women and girls their fundamental rights for 
far too long. Attacking peaceful protesters--many of them 
schoolchildren--only continues this trend.
  I rise today to stand in solidarity with my constituents, expressing 
support for the Iranian people in their fight to exercise basic human 
freedoms.

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