Yungblud spoke out about the death of Mahsa Amini during his set at Firefly Music Festival in Delaware this weekend (September 24).Amini, 22, died in Tehran earlier this month (September 16) after being arrested for not wearing her hijab in accordance with government standards.
Police claimed she suffered heart failure at the station, although witnesses have claimed Amini was severely beaten by the authorities.
Her death has sparked huge protests across Iran.“I’m so fucking angry right now and every time something in the world happens like this, I ask myself if I’m gonna fucking talk about it or not,” Yungblud said while on stage at the festival. “But there are thousands of you out there and there are thousands watching at home.
So today I have no fucking choice. Last week in the country of Iran, a young girl called Mahsa Amini was murdered for wearing her hair outside of her hijab.”He continued: “I am not gonna stand here and question someone’s religion, but I am gonna fucking fight for expression.
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