French actresses cut hair in protest over Mahsa Amini's death

FILE PHOTO: Actor Juliette Binoche arrives at the red carpet to promote the movie 'Avec amour et acharnement' (Both Sides of the Blade) at the 72nd Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 12, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Mang

PARIS (Reuters) - Leading French actresses including Juliette Binoche and Isabelle Huppert have cut locks of hair in protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, the young Iranian woman who died while in the custody of Iran's morality police.

Amini, 22, was arrested on Sept. 13 in Tehran for "inappropriate attire" and died three days later in hospital, sparking waves of protest in which over 130 people have died, according to rights groups.