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FOLLOWING THE CRISIS IN IRAN TRAGEDY IN DELPHI

WOMENS RIGHTS NOT BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY

In Iran, women’s rights have been undermined for a long time. Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, rights have been restricted which has caused the mandate of veiling and specifi c dress codes. Women are also facing discrimination with marriage, divorce and child custody. Even in the workforce, women are denied equal treatment and opportunities. Women are still not allowed to enter certain sports stadiums. To express their pain, on Nov. 6, a hijab was burnt by women to protest against the Islamic government and their policies. These recent protests originated when Mahsa Amini, a 22 year old, was killed while in police custody. Amini was beaten to death due to not wearing her hijab properly, but the regime states she died of a heart attack. Over 300 individuals have been killed during these protests starting in Sept., while many more citizens have been detained and injured. The Iranian government made a statement about how they plan to “deal fi rmly” with anyone who protests. Instead of listening to these women, the Iranian government relies on the morality police. “The morality police are Iran’s law enforcement who are tasked with patrolling the streets to enforce these laws by warning or even arresting any women who may be dressed ‘improperly’,” states Deseret News. Many people state how controlling the regime is and are done with the absurd lengths they take to control women’s sexuality. Campaigns have been started since the Iranian government instated the hijab mandate. These campaigns include My Stealthy Freedom, White Wednesdays, The Girls of Revolution Street, and the Iranian #MeToo movement. These movements do not seem to be ending anytime soon. Women will never stop fi ghting for their rights.

Story by Gabriella Haynes. Information from OpIndia, Desert, The Conversation and HRW.

WILLIAMS, GERMAN FAMILIES GET JUSTICE

Indiana residents know the pain that has gone through the Williams and German families, and for them to get justice is rejoicing. This story starts all the way back in 2017 when two teens took a hike on their day off of school.

It was a sunny Feb. 13 day as Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14, woke up after a sleepover and headed for what would be their last hike. After 18 hours, William’s parents became worried and began trying to look for them, but could not fi nd anything. That following day turned the lives of the Williams and German families as they discovered that the girls had died while on their hike. The Delphi police received multiple tips from people who said they saw the girls on the property of Ron Logan, but the information spawned no leads.

At a loss and with no leads to discover the truth, years had passed on with no news and no closure for the parents, until one video surfaced. The video, recorded on Liberty German’s phone, was presumed to show the key suspect, but it was diffi cult to gain clues. But one audio clip changed everything.

As German’s video came back to help the police in more ways than they thought as they heard a recording of the suspect saying “up the hill.” From there on was nothing too exciting for the family until they got word of a possible suspect, Keegan Kline, who might have lured the daughters to the bridge. This was huge news for the victims’ families, as they fi nally thought after fi ve years, they found the killer. However, while the suspect’s crimes did not correlate with the deaths of the girls, the police felt they could use information from Kline to narrow down on subjects. Kline’s interview about the crime with police proved helpful, as Kline suggested the police should try and match DNA with people in the area. This is where the police fi nally brought justice to the case in Delphi and arrested the suspect.

Later found out to be Richard Allen, as Allen’s voice linked to the voice in the recording found which led to his arrest. For more information about this story, visit https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10829317/ New-details-Delphi-Bridge-Murders-reveal-victimsdied-bloodbath-killer-took-souvenir. Story by Trestyn

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