ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team via WLS logo

Sunday, October 16, 2022 3:37AM

CHICAGO (WLS) — A protest in downtown Chicago Saturday aims to bring awareness about deadly protests happening in Iran.

The group formed a human chain across Michigan Avenue to draw attention to the lives lost in the ongoing protests in Iran.

RELATED: Protests spread after 22-year-old woman’s death in Iran: What to know

The protest in Iran broke out last month after a 22-year-old woman died in police custody. She was arrested by morality police, which is a unit that enforces strict dress codes for women, such as wearing headscarves.

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