IRAN HIJAB PROTESTS - TO BOLDLY GO: Iranian-American NASA Astronaut Backs Protesters

Jasmin Moghbeli poses in an undated photo. She shared a post on social media about the protests in Iran and Mahsa Amini, who died in hospital on Sept. 16, 2022, three days after she was arrested and reportedly beaten by morality police in Tehran, Iran. Note: Picture is from NASA (NASA/Newsflash) Jasmin Moghbeli poses in an undated photo. She shared a post on social media about the protests in Iran and Mahsa Amini, who died in hospital on Sept. 16, 2022, three days after she was arrested and reportedly beaten by morality police in Tehran, Iran. Note: Picture is from NASA (NASA/Newsflash)
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05 October 2022
An Iranian-American NASA astronaut who studied at MIT and flew more than 150 combat missions as a pilot has given protesters in Iran her support. Yasmin Moghbeli spoke out on Twitter after the repression of elite Sharif University students who were reportedly beaten, shot and detained after...